Kerala: Student made to apologise in school assembly: Child rights panel registers case

Thiruvananthapuram: The Keralam State Child Rights Commission on Sunday said that a case has been registered in connection with a student being made to apologise during the assembly at a private higher secondary school in the coastal Alappuzha district.

The commission took the action based on videos circulating on social media regarding a student of Vallamangalam Higher Secondary School in Cherthala, Alappuzha, being made to apologise during the assembly.

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The commission has called for reports from the Chengannur Regional Deputy Director (RDD), District Child Protection Officer and the school principal.