Parents seek transfer of wards after student’s murder at Seventh Day school

Following the murder of a Class 10 student at Seventh Day Adventist School in Khokhra, many parents have started the process of withdrawing their children and seeking admission in other schools. According to reports, several parents have already begun contacting nearby schools for admission inquiries.

Parents face difficulties due to limited ICSE schools

Many parents want to cancel their children’s admission, but the problem is that there are very few ICSE board schools available in the area. Around 25 parents have already filed written complaints with the DEO, raising various issues.

Parents allege that many students often bring knives to school and that fights and violent incidents have occurred multiple times in the past. The recent incident involving the Class 10 student’s murder has forced parents to consider transferring their children.

According to the Ahmedabad City DEO, several nearby schools have received calls from parents seeking admissions, indicating that families are eager to shift their children away from Seventh Day School. However, since the school is affiliated with the ICSE Board, and very few ICSE schools exist in the city, parents are likely to face challenges in finding alternative admissions.

Meanwhile, since the incident, the school has been unable to resume classes, no online education has been conducted for the past four days, and the tense situation around the school raises doubts about when offline classes might restart.

VHP give ultimatum 

The Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) has issued an ultimatum: if justice is not delivered to the victim’s family within 15 days, a protest march will be organised from Jagannath Temple 

Participants also  demanded that the accused be given the death penalty, stating that regardless of religion, the law should be equal for all. They also called upon the government to amend the Juvenile Justice Act in cases of such heinous crimes.