<p> <br />In the first case, a Christian priest, who is also the vice principal of a school in Alappuzha district, was arrested for punishing some children studying in class I of the school. <br />“A parent had lodged a complaint on Friday that the vice principal had asked some students of class I to kneel on the ground after he found them talking,” sub inspector Devapalan Nair told IANS on Sunday.<br /><br />“According to the Juvenile Justice Act, this is a bailable offence. He was therefore let out on bail,” he added. In the second case, a class X student was admitted to hospital after being caned by the vice principal of his school for not shaving his moustache.<br /><br />Shahjahan, the victim’s father, said the vice principal, a nun, had caned his son several times.<br /><br />“We registered a case against the school authorities at the Chavara Police station of Kollam district. We are now being pressurised not to press charges against the nun,” he told IANS. <br />The school authorities have promised to render an unconditional apology, he said, adding that he may withdraw the complaint.</p>
<p> <br />In the first case, a Christian priest, who is also the vice principal of a school in Alappuzha district, was arrested for punishing some children studying in class I of the school. <br />“A parent had lodged a complaint on Friday that the vice principal had asked some students of class I to kneel on the ground after he found them talking,” sub inspector Devapalan Nair told IANS on Sunday.<br /><br />“According to the Juvenile Justice Act, this is a bailable offence. He was therefore let out on bail,” he added. In the second case, a class X student was admitted to hospital after being caned by the vice principal of his school for not shaving his moustache.<br /><br />Shahjahan, the victim’s father, said the vice principal, a nun, had caned his son several times.<br /><br />“We registered a case against the school authorities at the Chavara Police station of Kollam district. We are now being pressurised not to press charges against the nun,” he told IANS. <br />The school authorities have promised to render an unconditional apology, he said, adding that he may withdraw the complaint.</p>