US EditionParents Protest After Thane School Girls Forced to Strip for Menstruation Check; Principal Arrested Under POSCO
SHAHAPUR DISTRICT, THANE, MAHARASHTRA, INDIA, JUL 9 – The principal and staff were arrested under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act after forcibly stripping and examining around 10 girls for menstruation without consent, police said.
- On Tuesday morning, girls in classes 5 to 10 at RS Damani school in Maharashtra were forced to strip after blood stains were found in the bathroom.
- After bloodstains were found in the school toilet, staff summoned girls to a hall where non-menstruating students were forced to strip for identification, sparking outrage.
- Police arrested the school principal and a female attendant, booking six others including teachers and trustees under POCSO and assault laws, following blood stain investigations.
- Parents protested outside the school, with girls crying and police gathering witness statements after arrests of principal and staff.
- Authorities plan to produce arrested staff in court Thursday as protests persist, with calls for systemic reforms to prevent future trauma and protect students' rights.
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School girls stripped for menstruation check in Maharashtra; CM orders action
Thane: Police have arrested the principal and another staffer of a private school in Thane where girl students were allegedly made to strip to check if they were menstruating, officials said on Thursday. The incident occurred at the school in Shahapur area of Maharashtra’s Thane district on Tuesday after bloodstains were found in its toilet, they said. It sparked an outrage among the girls’ parents, who protested on the school premises on Wednes…
Parents protest after Thane school girls forced to strip for menstruation check; principal arrested under POSCO
A private school in Thane faced outrage after girls were reportedly stripped for menstruation checks. The principal and a staff member were arrested following a parent's complaint, leading to protests and demands for action against the involved teachers and trustees.
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