“Class 12 girl found dead in school  hostel “  is the news  bit on first page of The Hindu 9(26.7.22)slapping on our face . As usual the “police Suspects it to be a case of suicide. “It looks as though Tamil Nadu would soon earn the    distinction of  getting first rank in teenage girls suicide . We do not know whether the agony of the families , worry of the civil society and the fellow students fear about their future shakes the collective consciousness of the stake holders of school education sector. For them it seems to be another addition  of death added to the existing data of teenagers suicides or murders. Our administrators seem to think that, consolation , cash  compensation  and extensive media coverage would please and calm down the parents .

 When will the school education ministry come out with most effective , urgent  and concrete steps to arrest the suicidal  tendency among youngsters? When will they give the teachers training in  identifying  the students distress and offer counseling ? When will the school education department undertake a thorough inspection of the school hostels and  take  steps to eliminate erring hostels and when will the CBSC schools brought under  the inspection of the state authorities ? When will government schools  standards upgraded so that , poor students are not lured towards heartless private schools ?

 

governor of Tamil Nadu

Ever since Governor of Tamil Nadu R.N.Ravi occupied his position in this state, he  has concentrated  more on propagation of his personal political and religious ideologies  among the youth of Tamil Nadu  by visiting educational institutions  since his targeted audience is youth of this state who are used to different principles of political thought. He has more important constitutional duties to attend to.  For example ,  every bill passed by the state legislature will become law only after his signature. But, when a bill is sent to the Governor after it is passed by the legislature, he has the option to give his assent to the bill or withhold his assent to the bill or return the bill for the reconsideration of the legislature. But Tamil Nadu Raj Bhavan is sitting  over 21 bills for a long time . All Bills passed by the state legislature are for the welfare of the state of Tamil Nadu. The governor’s action will paralyse the administrative functions of the state . We do not understand why the government of Tamil Nadu is exercising  extra ordinary patience in this matter without using  guidance given through   the recent supreme court’s observations regarding  governors non cooperation in signing of bill passed by the elected members of the state legislatures