Source: timesofindia.indiatimes.com
KOLKATA, INDIA, June 19, 2010: After La Martiniere for Boys principal Sunirmal Chakravarthi publicly admitted to caning Rouvanjit Rawla, a young man who later committed suicide, the school management altered its service rules and laid down stricter penalties for those who break it. Teachers found guilty of corporal punishment will, henceforth, be suspended or even sacked without warning, the management announced on Friday.
Addressing a press meet on Friday, Lt. Gen. J. Mukherjee, member, board of governors at La Martiniere, said offenders will no longer be simply warned. “From now on, those found guilty of corporal punishment will face penalty straightway,” he said. The penal action includes suspension, withholding increment, demotion and dismissal from service.