Bengaluru: Education dept issues show cause notice to Clarence school over Bible controversy
India Today
A show cause notice has been issued to Clarence school in Bengaluru by the Karnataka education department over their decision to mandate the teaching of the Bible. The school has been asked to respond to the notice within seven days.
The Karnataka education department has issued a show cause notice to Clarence school in Bengaluru over the Bible controversy. The school has been asked to respond within seven days.
The show cause notice has been issued to Clarence school over their decision to mandate the teaching of the Bible.
The Department of Primary and Secondary Education had already issued a notice to the school on Tuesday, April 26. The government will take the necessary action after the school responds to the show cause notice.
The controversy started when Clarence High School got an undertaking from the parents of the children that they would not object to their wards carrying the holy book to the premises.
Hindu Janajagruti Samithi, state spokesperson Mohan Gowda, claimed that the school was forcing non-Christian students to read the Bible.
The group claimed that there were also non-Christian students who studied in the school and said that they were being made to learn the Bible forcefully. Responding to these claims, the school states that it provides a Bible-based education.
The National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) on Monday, April 25, wrote to the Bengaluru district commissioner, telling him to initiate an inquiry against Clarence school.
