Bengaluru Pre-school horror: Government shuts down school after allegation of sexual assault

Seven FIRs were filed against Manjunath, a staff in the pre-school, for assaulting children.

Days after staff of a pre-school in Bengaluru was arrested for sexually assaulting toddlers the government has ordered for the pre-school to shut down.

Seven FIRs were filed against Manjunath, a staff in the pre-school, for assaulting children after multiple cases came to light. The block education officer has passed an order asking the pre-school to shut down as it failed to obtain necessary permissions and failed to provide security to its students.

The pre-school had been shut ever since a case was filed against its staff. The principal was also arrested by the police but was let off on bail. In a letter dated March 3, the department of public instruction has accused the pre-school for functioning without necessary permissions.

"It is sad that the management failed to react when parents alleged sexual assault on children. The school also failed to provide a secure environment for the students. Hence, it cannot be allowed to reopen," the official communication said.

The letter has also asked parents to shift their wards to nearby schools that are legally functioning. Angry parents had not allowed the pre-school to open since the incidents came to light and now the government has officially shut it down.

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