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New Indian Express
11-06-2025
- New Indian Express
Pocso case accused in school event: HM suspended
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The headmaster of Fort High School in the capital has has been suspended from service pending inquiry in the wake of the participation of a Pocso-case accused vlogger as a guest during the school's Praveshanolsavam (reopening) function. The order suspending headmaster T S Pradeep was issued by the manager of the aided school on Tuesday on the basis of a recommendation by the Deputy Director of Education (DDE), Thiruvananthapuram. The DDE had conducted an inquiry and concluded that there was a lack of vigil on the part of he headmaster that led to the participation of Mukesh M Nair, the Pocso case accused, at the function on June 2. The order also said R Rajesh, high school assistant, Malayalam, has been given charge of headmaster. The Pocso case accused vlogger's participation in the event was objected to by parents who took up the matter with General Education Minister V Sivankutty. It was on the directives of the minister that the DDE conducted an inquiry into the incident.
The Hindu
10-06-2025
- The Hindu
School headmaster suspended over participation of POCSO case accused in school Praveshanolsavam
The manager of Fort High School has suspended school headmaster T.S. Pradeep Kumar from service pending an inquiry in the wake of participation of a Protection of Children from Sexual Offence (POCSO) case accused at the school Praveshanolsavam last week. The suspension order came into effect on Tuesday. The order said the incident hurt the reputation of the General Education department. A preliminary inquiry conducted by the Thiruvananthapuram deputy director of education had found that the headmaster's inattention had resulted in the participation of the POCSO case accused in the celebrations. As per the directions of the DDE, the headmaster had been temporarily suspended from service, it said. Senior Malayalam teacher R. Rajesh would discharge the responsibilities of the headmaster. Minister for General Education V. Sivankutty had on Monday said that the school manager had been directed to take action in the case.
The Hindu
04-06-2025
- Politics
- The Hindu
Minister promises action in Praveshanolsavam incident at school
A report submitted by the Deputy Director of Education (DDE), Thiruvananthapuram, on the participation of a Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) case accused in a school reopening event early this week has placed full responsibility for the incident on the school headmaster. Director of General Education Shanavas S. has received the report on the incident that occurred at Fort High School, West Fort, from DDE Sreeja Gopinath. In the wake of an adverse report against the school, Minister for General Education V. Sivankutty said on Wednesday that appropriate action would be taken in the matter. The Minister said the school headmaster had met him and explained that an organisation that distributed school supplies to students had included POCSO case accused Mukesh M. Nair, a vlogger, in the function. However, the participation of Mukesh was a lapse on the part of the school authorities. The headmaster and the teachers could not claim they did not know the accused. No random person could be included in such events just because they were associated with a non-profit, the Minister said. 'It was wrong to involve a POCSO case accused in the school Praveshanolsavam. Such persons should not be asked to participate in any public event in a school,' Mr. Sivankutty said. The Minister had directed the Thiruvananthapuram Deputy Director of Education to conduct an urgent inquiry into the incident and submit a report.
New Indian Express
04-06-2025
- General
- New Indian Express
POCSO case accused vlogger in school reopening event: Minister Sivankutty blames headmaster, teachers
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: General Education Minister V Sivankutty has said there was a lapse on the part of the headmaster and teachers of Fort High School in the capital in the incident in which vlogger Mukesh M Nair, who is a POCSO case accused, participated in the school reopening ceremony as a guest on June 2. "It was not right to allow the participation of a POCSO case accused in the event. I would like to clarify that such persons should never be allowed to participate in any school event in the state," the Minister told reporters here on Wednesday. The minister said the headmaster had visited him earlier in the day and admitted that allowing the POCSO accused in event was a mistake on the part of the school. Sivankutty also expressed dissatisfaction over the headmaster's explanation that he and teachers of the school did not know the vlogger's background as he was invited by a voluntary organisation that sponsors materials for students during school reopening. Meanwhile, an inquiry report by the Deputy Director of Education, Thiruvananthapuram, into the incident has reportedly concluded that there was a lapse on the part of the school authorities and has also reccomended disciplinary action against the headmaster. The inquiry was ordered by the Minister on Tuesday following complaints by the parents of children studying in the school. Last month, police had registered a case against the vlogger under the POCSO Act. He was accused of coercing a minor girl to appear in an inappropriate social media content without proper consent.
New Indian Express
04-06-2025
- Politics
- New Indian Express
General Education Minister V Sivankutty orders probe into Pocso case accused's presence at school event
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The 'Praveshanotsavam' programme to welcome newcomers into the world of letters at a government school in Thiruvananthpuram has courted controversy following the participation of a Pocso case-accused vlogger as a guest at the event on Monday. Following complaints from parents, General Education Minister V Sivankutty ordered an inquiry into the incident. The minister directed the deputy director of education, Thiruvananthapuram, to conduct an inquiry and submit a report. The incident came as a major embarrassment to the government that had recently taken stern action against Pocso-accused teaching and non-teaching staff and even removed a few of them from service. Vlogger Mukesh M Nair was roped in as one of the guests of the event held at Fort High School, West Fort.
