AMERICAN COLLEGE IMBROGLIO

LADIES HOSTEL SUPERINTENDENTS ACCUSED OF ABUSING STUDENTS

EXPRESS NEWS SERVICE MADURAI, MARCH 11.

COMPLAINTS regarding use of abusive words by the ladies hostel superintendents who were recently appointed by CSI Bishop's candidate (acting) Principal R. Mohan has surfaced in the American College.

A complaint in this regard had been forwarded to City Police Commissioner A. Pari. A few students had presented their cases to People's Watch, a non-government organisation. Based on which, afact finding team was sent to the college to take stock of the situation.

Ladies hostel superintendents Punitha and Anzeline were reported to have been using abusive words doubting the integrity of the girls.

As some classes are being taken under the trees, these girls had been attending classes with other boys in their class.

In this connection, these two staff (Punitha and Anzeline) posed several questions including:

• "While sitting under the trees, why do you sit always sit close to boy student?
• Do you want to nudge them and fall over the boys?
• Would you like to admit boys in the Women's hostel?
• Or would you prefer to join boys in their hostels?
• Are you interested in a sexual relationship with boys?
• Can we arrange separate rooms for you boys and girls?"

(Punitha and Anzeline were obviously been misguided by Mohan and his team, instigating them to torture girl students. The entire Bishop's team administering the college now were very much infuriated by the recent 'relay fasting' by the students).

This is what the students had to face everyday to stay in their hostel, according to the fact finding team.

The team had also complained of poor quantity and quality of the food served for students staying in the hostels.

Outsiders in the college who are in support of the acting Principal Mohan (the rowdy elements) are yet to be ousted by the Police.

Video of the girl students taking part in the (relay fasting) strike was recorded by a staff (recently appointed by Mohan) of Bishop side and the same had been utilised to identify the students. Individual calls were made to the homes of the students and the parents (& guardians) were misrepresented the facts and were threatened of ousting their wards out of the hostel.

Henry Tiphagne, Executive Director, People's Watch, said that the complaint had been forwarded to the Commissioner of Police, Madurai on Thursday.

The same will be forwarded to State Women Commission, State Human Rights Commission on Saturday.

Early intervention of the State would save the education of a couple of thousand students studying in this college, he added.

* Items in brackets are added by the blogger for clarity sake.