Uttar Pradesh: Gen Alpha students protest at Kannauj school, raise allegations against headmaster

Students and parents of Composite School Gugarapur in Uttar Pradesh’s Kannauj staged a protest against the school’s in-charge headmaster, alleging discrimination, misbehaviour and physical assault. The students boycotted classes and raised slogans against the headmaster. The protesting students and their parents also surrounded the headmaster’s vehicle and demanded action over their complaints.

According to the allegations, the headmaster discriminates against students on the basis of caste and community and behaves inappropriately with them. Parents have also alleged that they are made to run around for transfer certificates (TCs) for their children.

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'Science teacher is teaching mathematics'

Students have raised concerns over the absence of a mathematics teacher at the school. They reportedly alleged that a science teacher is teaching mathematics and demanded that a teacher referred to as Sharma Sir be brought back to teach the subject.

The protesters have also levelled allegations of physical assault against the headmaster. They claimed that children were being subjected to unfair treatment at the school.

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The school has around 200 students, according to the report. The students and their parents have sought intervention from the district administration and demanded that their grievances be addressed.

There are also allegations that trees on the school premises were cut down on the headmaster’s instructions. Teachers at the school have reportedly also raised objections against the headmaster.

Mayawati backs students' protest

Uttar Pradesh has been witnessing several student protest in the recent days, with the latest one taking place in Lucknow. BSP supremo Mayawati on Thursday backed recent protests by Gen Alpha schoolchildren over basic amenities and infrastructure, saying it is a matter of "great sorrow and concern" that students are being forced to take to the streets to demand facilities needed for elementary education. In a post on X, Mayawati said "Gen Alpha", and particularly schoolchildren and their parents, are not only concerned about getting a good education for a better future but have been continuously struggling for it.

"The bitter ground reality of the deteriorating condition of schools across the country, especially in Uttar Pradesh and the states of north India, has made them extremely vocal," the former chief minister said. She said Gen Alpha students are participating "in large numbers and with full enthusiasm" in the nationwide 'School Thik Karo' campaign of the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP).

(With PTI inputs)