‘I FEARED THEY WOULD BE CONVERTED’: HOW A SOCIAL WORKER’S ALARM OVER TRIBAL SCHOOL-DROPOUTS ATTENDING MADRASSA PROMPTED STATE INTERVENTION
Photo courtesy: Swarajyamag
After a teacher at a government school in Vidisha district of Madhya Pradesh allegedly stopped children from the scheduled Gond tribe from entering, they were illegally admitted to an Islamic madrassa. The child commission intervened in the matter after a social worker highlighted the matter. While the state education minister and district administration are on the defensive and calling the allegations false, Swarajya found in a ground visit that the children’s version supports the allegations.
- 23 Nov 2022
- WerIndia
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