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By Our Staff Reporter
IMPHAL, Mar 25 : In a follow-up to the wrongful detention of two minor students at Catholic School, Canchipur, the Manipur Commission for Protection of Child Rights (MCPCR) has directed the Principal to submit documentary proof and evidence of steps taken towards institutional accoun- tability and compliance with child rights standards within 10 days.
Finding 83 students being accommodated in one class (Class II-B) under a single teacher, in violation of prescribed PTR (Pupil Teacher Ratio) norms (30:1 at primary level), a statutory notice issued by MCPCR Chairperson Keisam Pradipkumar has instructed the Principal to submit documentary evidence of compliance with prescribed PTR norms and measures to prevent overcrowding in the school.
It also directed the Principal to submit proof of public notification and constitution of a genuine Parents-Guardians Committee and details of child protection mechanisms, including counselling support, medical care, and availability of safe, adequate, and dignified menstrual hygiene facilities for adolescent girls in the school.
Asserting that attempts were made to misrepresent the detention incident through social media, to exert pressure upon the parents and to subject them to mockery and trolling, MCPCR directed the Principal to submit measures that ensure safeguards against intimidation of complainants.
All these documents/proofs should be presented to the MCPCR within 10 days.
According to the notice, the findings of ZEO, Wangoi supported by CCTV evidence and the suspension order of the Principal confirm the detention of the two minor students after final bell on February 6, 2026. The incident constitutes a violation of Section 17 of the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act, 2009.
The notice was issued as MCPCR considered mere suspension without structural corrective measures to be inadequate.
MCPCR has cautioned that non-compliance with its directives will invite proceedings under the Commissions for Protection of Child Rights Act, 2005.
It is also worth noting that MCPCR had registered a suo-motu case and summoned the Principal and a female teacher of Catholic School in a case where a child was allegedly given corporal punishment last year.
IMPHAL, Mar 25 : In a follow-up to the wrongful detention of two minor students at Catholic School, Canchipur, the Manipur Commission for Protection of Child Rights (MCPCR) has directed the Principal to submit documentary proof and evidence of steps taken towards institutional accoun- tability and compliance with child rights standards within 10 days.
Finding 83 students being accommodated in one class (Class II-B) under a single teacher, in violation of prescribed PTR (Pupil Teacher Ratio) norms (30:1 at primary level), a statutory notice issued by MCPCR Chairperson Keisam Pradipkumar has instructed the Principal to submit documentary evidence of compliance with prescribed PTR norms and measures to prevent overcrowding in the school.
It also directed the Principal to submit proof of public notification and constitution of a genuine Parents-Guardians Committee and details of child protection mechanisms, including counselling support, medical care, and availability of safe, adequate, and dignified menstrual hygiene facilities for adolescent girls in the school.
Asserting that attempts were made to misrepresent the detention incident through social media, to exert pressure upon the parents and to subject them to mockery and trolling, MCPCR directed the Principal to submit measures that ensure safeguards against intimidation of complainants.
All these documents/proofs should be presented to the MCPCR within 10 days.
According to the notice, the findings of ZEO, Wangoi supported by CCTV evidence and the suspension order of the Principal confirm the detention of the two minor students after final bell on February 6, 2026. The incident constitutes a violation of Section 17 of the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act, 2009.
The notice was issued as MCPCR considered mere suspension without structural corrective measures to be inadequate.
MCPCR has cautioned that non-compliance with its directives will invite proceedings under the Commissions for Protection of Child Rights Act, 2005.
It is also worth noting that MCPCR had registered a suo-motu case and summoned the Principal and a female teacher of Catholic School in a case where a child was allegedly given corporal punishment last year.