Around 200 tribal students of two government-run residential schools braved the hot sun and marched about 20 kilometres in Odisha's Mayurbhanj district today protesting against the ill behaviour of their headmaster, bad food served in the hostel and transfer of a school headmistress.
Nearly 100 students of a residential high school at Balidhia marched the distance and presented their complaint against their headmaster to the additional district magistrate and district welfare.
The ADM said the headmaster was suspended from his job on the basis of the complaints of the students, who said he would he would make casteist remarks against them.
They also complained about the low quality of food served to them in the hostel, shortage of teachers and unlawful activities by outsiders in the school premises.
Hundred tribal girl students of a tribal residential high school too met Karanjia sub-collector and demanded the transfer of the head mistress and revocation of transfer order of English teacher and matron. They also complained of substandard food served in hostel, officials said.
Both the schools are run and managed by the SC/ST Development Department.