Madras HC: Caste tag in school names will stigmatise students, remove them
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Madras HC: Caste tag in school names will stigmatise students, remove them

New Indian Express  

CHENNAI: The Madras High Court on Friday observed that the usage of the term ‘tribal’ and other caste indicators in the names of government schools is unwarranted as it would “stigmatise” the children studying there. Citing the status report submitted by the Advocate General in the case regarding the welfare schemes implemented in the region, the bench said that it noticed that the schools in the area operate under the name ‘government tribal residential school’. Wherever such names are used, to indicate a particular community or caste, they are to be removed and be renamed simply as a ‘government school’,” the bench observed. The state of Tamil Nadu, being a forerunner in social justice, cannot allow such stigmatic words to be added as prefixes or suffixes in the name of government schools or any government institution.” The bench also expressed dissatisfaction with the AG’s status report and directed the amicus curiae K R Tamilmani to conduct an inspection of the area with senior officials and submit another report on the ground reality of the villages in Kalvarayan Hills.

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