‘Why Must Kids Suffer?’: Angry Dad Sums Up Furore Over CBSE Leak

“Our children are not guinea pigs”: angry parents on Twitter.

The CBSE’s announcement, that the Class 12 Economics examination would be conducted again on 25 April in the wake of the alleged leak of the paper, sparked massive protests. Students protested outside the CBSE office in New Delhi, causing traffic snarls in the area. Some aggrieved parents joined the protests, while others took to social media to vent their anger. This parent sums up the situation:

Angry Parents Hit Back

“You are the decision makers... The children are suffering right now,” said one parent, whose child had appeared for the exam.

Is retest the solution? Shouldn’t there be a proper enquiry? Is it so difficult to nab the culprits?

‘Our Children are not Guinea Pigs’: Parents on Twitter

On Twitter, parents expressed how the decision is a blow to the students who worked really hard as well as their families.

#OurchildrenarenotGuineapigs for your experiments! Shame on #CBSE https://t.co/yM36v2UEEj

— Mansi Sharma (@activistms) March 30, 2018

As a mother of a tenth grader, I feel #CBSE has cheated us. Our children studied with full honesty why shd they be put through a reexamination trauma. I oppose this and would like more parents to join me in opposing an autocratic board. #noreexam

— vibhuti arora (@AroraVibhuti) March 28, 2018

I don't see a single head rolling on the CBSE leak. Meanwhile, children and parents have been hit where they are most vulnerable. I suspect this will have serious political consequences.

— Indrani Bagchi (@horror06) March 29, 2018

Modiji is giving sleepless nights to lakhs of parents and nightmares to millions students who are forced to appear once again for the toughest subjects. #Leak_Hai_Kya#CBSEPaperLeak#CBSE

— Syed Maqbool (@maqbool_sm) March 29, 2018

Students/parents are goaded into chastening and opposing re-test. Intended to show the leak as unprecedentedly brutal #CBSE

— napaladin (@napaladin) March 31, 2018

Delhi Pradesh Congress Committee President Ajay Maken was among the parents whose children were affected by the paper leak.

My son Aujaswi studied really hard for #CBSE Class X Board Math Exams held today

His joy of finishing Board Exams was short lived.

He is extremely dejected as the Math paper got leaked& this #LeakingGovt will hold the Exam again

I feel sorry for him as lakhs of other students!

— Ajay Maken (@ajaymaken) March 28, 2018

Some parents asked if there was any guarantee that such a leak would not happen again.

Giving the exam again is not the problem, the thing is that what assurance do you provide the students, the teachers, the parents that this won't happen again? #CBSE #CBSEMaths

— Uditi Bhatla (@uditibhatla) March 28, 2018

‘CBSE Chairperson Should Take UPSC Retest’

One Twitter user also mused whether the ministers should be made to take some retests.

On the date kids appear for #Economics retest, #CBSE Chairperson, #AnitaKarwal should take UPSC retest, and HRD Minister, #PrakashJavadekar should recontest election.

— Saurav Agarwalla (@follow_saurav) March 30, 2018

All India Parents Association to File Complaint

The All India Parents Association is set to file a complaint in the Delhi High Court on 2 April, seeking a court-monitored probe into the matter.

All India Parents Association to file a petition in Delhi High Court seeking a court monitored probe in the #CBSE question paper leak. #CBSEPaperLeak #LeakInIndia

— Vijay Pandey (@vijayrpandey) March 31, 2018

Paper Leak Only in Delhi and Haryana

Education Secretary Anil Swarup said that the decision on a retest for the Class 10 Mathematics will be taken soon. If re-test is to be conducted, it will be held only in Delhi and Haryana, he said.

Some Twitter users demanded to know how the CBSE thought a paper leaked on WhatsApp would affect Delhi and Haryana alone.

Mr School Education Secretary, please explain how the leaked maths paper of CBSE Class X exams, which spread over the internet and online messaging systems, did not go beyond Delhi and Haryana.

— Arunava Sinha (@arunava) March 30, 2018

This is so bs, leaked papers have roamed around through whatsapp and go anywhere in the country. Why only Delhi and Haryana!!???#CBSE

— Muskaan Gupta (@imuskaang) March 30, 2018

Now this is ridiculous CBSE Class 12 Economics paper on April 25 while Class 10 Maths Paper re-examination only in Delhi and Haryana.. in the age of social media how are they sure that only in these two places paper was leaked #CBSEPaperLeak #CBSE

— Nishant Chaturvedi (@nishantchat) March 30, 2018

In this digital world and the digital India the question papers spread like a forest fire throughout the nation then why only DELHI & Haryana will suffer the pain of re examination, re exams should be conducted all over India #CBSEKaSystemLeak #CBSEPaperLeak #CBSE #Delhi

— satyam shivam (@shivamsatyam86) March 31, 2018

How the govt. decided that Class X questions was leaked only in Delhi & Haryana even before enquiry is over?Whattsapp needs only seconds to send it anywhere. Shame on CBSE & Govt. for jeopardising the future of 15 year old students.

— GEORGE KALLIVAYALIL (@KALLIVAYALIL) March 31, 2018