Schools Must Act on Gender and Sexuality Bullying, High Court Says
The High Court has said schools must address bullying based on gender identity and sexual orientation, and it has issued directions to that effect. The ruling follows a petition by the mother of a 16-year-old boy who was a student at a Faridabad school and died in February 2022. She accused the school authorities and the headmistress of wrongdoing.
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Context: Faridabad is a city in Haryana, next to Delhi. Schools in India are expected to protect students from harassment, and bullying linked to gender and sexuality has become a wider topic of debate in education.
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