Udupi: Parents allege school headmaster of harassing students

Silvester D’ Souza
Daijiworld Media Network – Udupi (EP)

Udupi, Jan 30: The parents of children studying at Sasthan Pandeshwar government-aided school on Wednesday January 29 protested demanding transfer of headmaster, alleging that he has been misbehaving with the students.

The school has 95 children studying in classes from first standard to seventh standard.

The parents alleged that Parameshwar Acharya, the 58-year-old headmaster, has been harassing the school children physically and sexually by indecently touching girls, indulging in indecent conversations with them, beating children on their knees till they get injured etc. He has just two more years to retire.

The parents of the children and locals led by Diwaker Shetty and Pratap Shetty of Jayakarnataka association who heard about the inappropriate behavior of the headmaster came to the school to question him.  However, the headmaster chose to be absent after he heard of the protest.

The group of locals and parents demanded immediate transfer of Parameshwar Acharya. 

Nagendra Shanbhog, block education officer, and Madhukar, taluk physical education officer pacified the crowd assuring that being an aided school, action will be taken after consultation with the government officials concerned.