School bars 'married' girl to attend school

A class XII girl has alleged that she was not allowed to continue her studies by her school after she got married as the authorities felt she would cast "immoral influence" on her fellow mates.
19-year-old Mehjabeen, a resident of Badli and student of of a government school here, has written to Delhi Lt governor Najeeb Jung seeking his help for re-admission.
In her letter, she said she had attended classes from April 1 to 15, after which she went on leave as her marriage was scheduled for May 17.
The school closed for summer-vacations and re-opened on July 1. However, she could not join her classes as she was suffering from dengue. She claimed her mother informed the school about her illness and her inability to attend classes and also proposed to submit a written application for medical leave.

"However, the school authorities refused to accept the same. The mother also submitted her school-fee during her absence from the school," the girl alleged in her letter.
On recovering, Mehjabeen went to school on September 2 with her mother but the principal refused to allow her to attend classes, saying the company of a married student shall cast immoral influence upon other school children, she claimed.
Additional Director of Directorate of Education (DoE), Vinay Bhushan condemned such an incident but said the department has not yet received any complaint on the issue.
"Marriage can never be the reason for a student's expulsion from school. The school principal is definitely at fault. We have not yet received any complaint. Once we get the complaint, we will inquire into it and take action accordingly," he said.