School That Expelled Boy for Hug Now Doesn’t Want Him to Miss Exam

But the school hasn’t taken any decision on the girl student, still claiming she is officially not their student.

Two teenagers were expelled from a Kerala school after they exchanged a hug.

(Photo Courtesy: The News Minute)

After The News Minute broke the story of a girl and a boy who were expelled from St Thomas Central School in Kerala for merely hugging each other, sparking outrage across the country, the school management has finally agreed to write a letter to the CBSE authorities to allow the boy to write his Class 12th board exam.

Thiruvananthapuram MP Shashi Tharoor had also put pressure on the school personally, which helped in the school softening its stand.

<p>We have no intention to spoil the child’s future. That never was the intention. We have written a recommendation letter to the CBSE authorities asking them to make the necessary arrangements to let the boy to write his board exams.</p>

<p>The school’s principal, Sebastian T Joseph, told TNM</p>

Joseph further told TNM that if the CBSE official agrees to sort out the boy’s attendance, he would definitely be taken back and allowed to write the exam.

The school management has also called the boy for a meeting with the school management on 3 January.

According to The News Minute, the letter addressed to the boy read:

<p>The Hon’ble High Court of Kerala quashed the interim order of the Hon’ble Commission and also observed that the commission lacks jurisdiction to interfere with the disciplinary proceedings of an Educational Institution. But the Hon’ble High Court was also pleased to observe that considering your age and the fact that you are a XIIth std student, nothing is standing in the way of the school to reconsider the issue. It was also observed that the observation shall not be taken mistaken as any compulsion.</p>

Speaking to TNM, the boy’s father said he is looking forward to the meeting with the school authorities.

No Headway for the Girl Student

According to The News Minute report, the school officials haven’t taken any decision on the girl student who is in Class XI, claiming that she is officially not their student.

<p>The girl is officially not a student of St Thomas Central School. She has only studied for a few days in the school and hasn’t submitted her TC from the previous school. Meanwhile she also tried getting admission to another school.</p>

<p>The school’s principal, Sebastian T Joseph, told TNM</p>

However, the girl clarified to TNM, “I haven’t submitted the TC to St Thomas as I was kept away soon after a month of joining the school.”

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