What the Punjab and Haryana HC said about protecting LGBTQIA+ students in schools? | Explained
The Punjab and Haryana High Court asked schools to ensure that Sukdeb Saha guidelines are followed while dealing with a petition filed by the mother of a 16-year-old student who died by suicide in 2022 after allegations of prolonged bullying, harassment and sexual assault at school
On October 31, the Punjab and Haryana High Court issued an order to the Haryana education department and the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) requiring schools to adhere to the Supreme Court's guidelines on student mental health and suicide prevention, as established in the case of Sukdeb Saha v. Andhra Pradesh. This ruling came in response to a petition filed by the mother of a 16-year-old student who tragically took his own life in 2022, after enduring alleged bullying, harassment, and sexual assault at his school.
The petition, filed by the mother of the deceased 16-year-old boy from a prestigious school in Faridabad, alleged that school authorities and the headmistress were responsible for the student's demise. The petition stated that the boy's artistic interests were misconstrued as effeminacy, leading to bullying and physical and sexual assaults perpetrated by a group of his peers within the school premises.
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