Dalit cook resumes work, 29 students keep off school

Coimbatore | Saturday | 21st July, 2018

Summary:

I have often seen students from dalit and non-dalit communities sharing food.” I was told that when Pappal was appointed in the same school in 2006, some children of non-dalit families suffered health problems. But in our school such discrimination was never seen among either the students or the teachers. They refused to send their children to school. Citing ‘safety’ issue, we wanted her to be transferred.”Out of 75 students, only 46, including the children of a few non-dalits who did not object to Pappal’s appointment, attended school on Friday..