80 High School Girls Told "Take Off Your Uniform Shirts and Go Home"... Indian Principal Faces Backlash

Principal Orders Students Who Scribbled on Uniform Shirts to Go Home Without Shirts,
Citing "Damage to School's Reputation"
Students Ultimately Sent Home Wearing Only Jackets

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The principal of a private school in India has sparked controversy by ordering 80 female high school students to "take off their uniform shirts and go home" because they had scribbled on their uniforms.

According to local media including The Times of India on the 13th (local time), a private school in Danbad, India, recently held a festival after exams. On the last day of the festival, 10th-grade students (equivalent to 1st year of high school in Korea) commemorated the event by writing farewell messages on each other's uniform shirts.

However, the school principal, seeing this, said it would "damage the school's reputation by dirtying the uniforms" and ordered 80 students to take off their uniform shirts and go home. The students initially refused, but after continued orders from the principal, they eventually had to return home wearing only their jackets without shirts.

Once this incident became known, parents immediately protested against the principal. As the controversy spread, the local administration also launched an investigation. The administration explained, "Several parents have filed complaints against the principal," adding, "We have spoken with the affected students and are taking this matter seriously." They further stated, "A committee has been formed to investigate this issue, and we will discuss it with the school administration while simultaneously taking appropriate legal action." An official described the incident as "shameful and unfortunate," noting that "students are experiencing trauma following this incident."

However, the principal is reportedly denying the allegations, claiming, "I only warned them to wear their uniforms properly and never told them to take off their shirts."

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