BRAVERY TEST AT SCHOOL

After the publication of the incredible and ridiculous so called bravery test in TIMES OF INDIA a political reaction came: Tamil Nadu school education minister Thangam Thennarasu directed officials to issue circulars to schools across the state, instructing them not to subject students to “any kind of unsafe practices”. The direction comes in the wake of a shocking report published in The Times of India on Tuesday about a government school in Villupuram organising a ‘bravery show’, in which a motorcyclist rode over the outstretched hands of young students, aged about 10 years, on July 15.
The video attached speaks for itselves how can anyone educational skilled person come to the idea to force kids to this kind of bravery test
Reacting strongly to the Villupuram incident, activists have condemned the school for “failing in its basic duty to protect and provide safety to its wards” and demanded action against the management. ‘‘When acts of bravery or adventure appear even remotely harmful to the child, they shouldn’t be a part of it,’’ an activist said.
Ossie Fernandes, convenor of the Tamil Nadu Child Rights Protection Network, said, “This is torture, not bravery. Anything could have gone wrong. The school shouldn’t be asking children to perform such feats. It has seriously failed in its duty to protect the children.”
Joint secretary of the Indian Council for Child Welfare Girija Kumarbabu said it was akin to child abuse when schools asked children to take part in such shocking events without bothering about their safety.