Principal Suspended for Making Female Students Dance

By Team CG
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March 21, 2022
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Deputy Commissioner Narowal, Saba Asghar Ali, on Thursday, suspended the principal and two teachers of the Government Girls High School for allegedly making students dance to an Indian song at a public event.

As per details, the local administration held a ‘Jashan-e-Baharan’ festival a few days ago in Naimat Stadium, Shakargarh, where the students welcomed the chief guests with a dance performance.

The video of the performance went viral on social media, drawing anger from the girls’ parents, civil society, and religious circles. A protest was held against the incident, demanding punitive action against the school principal.

Taking notice of the incident, Narowal Deputy Commissioner suspended school principal Parveen Waqar and two teachers – Hina and Farzana. Meanwhile, the President of the Bar Young Lawyers’ Forum Narowal has lodged a complaint in the local police station.

According to the application, the event was arranged under the directives of the following government officials: Assistant Commissioner Shakargarh Usman Akram, District Education Officer Akhtar Mehmood, DEO Secondary Education Chaudhry Muhamad Iqbal, DEO Female Kulsoom Bajwa, Deputy DEO Fouzia Anwar, and Assistant Education Officer Ayesha Sultan.