"Why Retain Caste Names In Schools," High Court Asks Tamil Nadu Government
NDTV
The High Court suggested to the Tamil Nadu government that names such as Government Kallar Reclamation School and Government Tribal Residential School should be avoided.
The Madras High Court on Friday came out strongly against the continued use of caste-based terms in the names of government schools, saying the practice may end up causing stigma to the students.
A division bench of Justices SM Subramaniam and C Kumarappan suggested to the state government that names such as Government Kallar Reclamation School and Government Tribal Residential School should be avoided.
"It is painful that even in the 21st century, such words are used in the names of schools. Tamil Nadu being a forerunner in social justice, such stigmatic words cannot be added as prefixes or suffixes," it held, as it heard a suo moto public interest litigation (PIL) petition taken up for improving the lives of the tribals living in and around the Kalvarayan hills in Salem and Kallakurichi districts.
