The management of St Xavier’s High school suspended the physical training teacher Raviraj Vaghela after three Class 9 girl students complained about the inappropriate messages sent on their Instagram by the accused. An inquiry committee is also set up by the management.
The girls accused the 38-year-old teacher of sending them inappropriate and objectionable messages. They also alleged that he asked the girls to meet him alone.
Parents of 25 students met the school management urging them to take the issue seriously after school management failed to act on the first complaint by the girls.
It is being revealed that Chauhan, the accused teacher had been involved in similar controversies earlier also. He asked the girls to meet him in private while sending them inappropriate images on WhatsApp in an incident in the past. He was also accused of molesting girls during basketball and other sports events.
It is said that Chauhan being close to a former principal of the school has been spared so far for his misdemeanour. The management apparently turned a blind eye to his not tolerable behaviour.
Father Francis Macwan, the manager of the school and Jasmine Shaji the principal said they did not know if in the past similar allegations were made against the PT teachers they bother are new in their posts.
Concerned that the incident involves the reputation of the prestigious school and challenges the sanctity of the teacher-student relationship, the management said “There is no intention of hiding details or shielding anyone. We have to probe allegations carefully and so we have decided to form a committee to probe the incident, check the validity of the allegations and take action if we find the allegations to be true.”
The management insisted that they sensitise all staff about appropriate behaviour with students on one hand and inform them about POCSO and other related laws.
