The staff of Morarji Desai residential school in Malur taluk of Karnataka’s Kolar district have allegedly forced Scheduled Castes (SC) students to clean the septic tank in school premises. The video of school children doing manual scavenging work has gone viral on social media.
According to reports, an FIR has been lodged on five staff members, including the school principal and a teacher. In a video that went viral on social media, a group of students were seen cleaning the septic tank and a staff member was also present at the location. Malur police arrested the principal and the art teacher on Sunday night and were looking for three other people.
Both education and social welfare department officials visited the school after the video took social media by storm. They enquired about the incident and took statements from students who were present during the incident.
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