Thane: School principal, attendant arrested after students made to strip to check for menstruation
The principal and an attendant of a school in Maharashtra’s Thane district, both of whom are women, were arrested on Wednesday after about 10 girls from Class 5 to Class 10 were allegedly asked to strip to check if they were menstruating, The Indian Express reported.
Four teachers and two trustees of the school have also been booked in connection with the incident that took place on Tuesday.
The parents held a protest at the school on Wednesday, prompting action by the Thane Rural Police, the newspaper reported.
The incident took place when bloodstains were discovered in the school washroom, according to the police. In response, the school staff assembled female students in a convention hall and displayed images of the stains using a projector.
The girls were asked to state if they were menstruating. Those who said yes had their names and thumb impressions taken, The Indian Express reported.
The others were taken to the washroom, where attendants allegedly stripped and checked them to confirm if they were menstruating, under the supervision of teachers and the principal.
In one specific case, the principal allegedly accused a girl of lying about her menstrual status and questioned her for wearing a sanitary pad. She then allegedly forced the girl to give her thumb impression, according to the complaint filed...
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