Bhopal, Bhopal A well-known private school in Madhya Pradesh's capital Bhopal has been cancelled. This action has been taken on the orders of DM Kaushlendra Vikram Singh. A three-year-old girl student was sexually assaulted in the school in September last year. Teacher Qasim Rehan of Radcliffe School, which operates in Kamala Nagar police station area of ​​Bhopal, is accused of raping the girl.

The police had registered a case against the accused teacher and sent him to jail. After this incident, the district administration had ordered an inquiry into the matter. After the investigation, DM Kaushlendra Vikram Singh decided to cancel the recognition of Radcliffe School.

The school will no longer be able to operate

Collector Kaushlendra Vikram Singh issued orders to stop the operation of the school on Thursday night. This is the first case in Bhopal where officials have taken charge of a private institution. A cluster principal has been nominated for administration. The school has lost recognition for classes 1-8. The instructions said that the operation of the school will end from the session 2025-26. Existing students will have to take admission elsewhere. The DM has said that the children studying in the school can take admission in private or government schools so that their future is not spoiled.

Can take admission in government or any other private school

Students taking admission under RTE can go to government institutions, while others will have to take admission in other schools. The school currently has 324 students. Last year, the authorities sealed the campus after public protest. Officials formed two investigation teams. The first investigation revealed significant deficiencies in the institution's safety measures for girl students. Later a second committee submitted its operational assessment to the collector.