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Bonded and Bundled out of school |
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Written by Administrator
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Thursday, 22 October 2009 |
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Kancheepuram/Thiruvallur: Mariamma (12) and her neighbour and classmate Selvi (12) have been asked to stay away for a week from their school – the Kunnavakkam Primary School at Uthiramerur block in Kancheepuram dt (60 km south of Chennai) of Tamilnadu. The informal suspension is not a result of a misdemeanour or indiscipline but because of extensive skin disease and upper respiratory infection that they have repeatedly fallen prey to. “Our class teacher told us that we are falling ill too often and could spread it to others. She asked us to get medical treatment before returning to school," says Mariamma To read futher http://indiatogether.org/2009/jul/edu-childbond.htm This article is part of series by CIOSA and India Together
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