A private school here has punished the mother of a student who allegedly stole a ball from the institution.
The boy’s mother, Nazeeba, was asked to sit outside the headmaster’s room every day from Thursday last for a week, and is undergoing the punishment, her husband said.
Afsar (45), a tailor, of Sasthri Nagar told The Hindu that his 13-year-old son was studying in Class VIII at Ramakrishna Sarada Higher Secondary School, Subramaniya Nagar. He brought home a ball from school last week claiming the physical education teacher had given it to him. The school administration later claimed that it was stolen.
“An inquiry revealed the boy had stolen it and he too admitted it. But the boy should be punished and not his mother,” the father said.
He said Nazeeba had been sitting there from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. and from 2 p.m. to 4.30 p.m. for the past four working days and would have to continue for the next three days.
Headmaster Arunachalam was not available for comment.
