INDIA
UCANews
May 10, 2019
Vice-principal of Jharkhand school accused of unlawful beating of student who forgot handbook
A Catholic school in India’s Jharkhand state has removed its priest vice-principal after he allegedly used corporal punishment on a student.
Father Prem James Tigga of Bishop Hartmann Academy, a high school in state capital Ranchi, was accused of beating a Grade 6 student on April 8 for allegedly not paying the previous month’s fees and not bringing his school handbook to the class.
Ranchi Archdiocese spokesman Father Anand David Xalxo said the Capuchin-run school has “admitted the mistake and has removed the priest from his office with immediate effect.”
“The school does not encourage corporal punishment for students,” he told ucanews.com.
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