Sacred Heart High School (Hyderabad)
| Sacred Heart High School | |
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| Location | |
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| Type | High School |
| Established | 1983 |
Sacred Heart High School is a missionary school located in the Indian city of Hyderabad. The school was established in 1983 and currently[when?] teaches students from preschool up until tenth grade.[1]
2017 caning incident[edit]
In November 2017, a teacher at Sacred Heart High School was arrested for brutally beating a student with a cane. The student was five years old and in Upper Kindergarten. According to the police, the student in question reportedly had a fight with one of his classmates and ended up biting him. The teacher then punished the student by beating him with a stick.[2][3]
Child rights organization Balala Hakkula Sangham demanded that the school be closed and strict action taken against the school's administration.[4]
Sports[edit]
Sacred Heart High School has an outdoor sports program with an established cricket team. The school's cricket team was part of the elite group during the 2017-2018 Hyderabad Cricket Association inter-school league championship.[5][6][7][8]
References[edit]
- ^ "Sacred Heart High School". EduStoke. Retrieved 26 April 2018.
- ^ "Hyderabad: Teacher arrested for caning 5-year-old". www.aninews.in. 17 November 2017. Retrieved 26 April 2018.
- ^ Patel, Tanya (17 November 2017). "Sacred Heart School Teacher Canes Student in Hyderabad". Mango News. Retrieved 26 April 2018.
- ^ "Teacher brutally canes 5-year-old UKG student in Hyderabad, arrested". The News Minute. 17 November 2017. Retrieved 26 April 2018.
- ^ "Hyderabad Cricket Association HCA League & Knockout Tournaments". www.hycricket.org. Retrieved 26 April 2018.
- ^ "Doraha Public School beats Sacred Heart in cricket tourney". The Times of India. 10 January 2018. Retrieved 26 April 2018.
- ^ "Sandeep guides Fatima to massive win over Sacred Heart". Mumbai Mirror. 4 November 2017. Retrieved 26 April 2018.
- ^ "Aniketh Reddy slams 118 for St Joseph's in HCA cricket league". Telangana Today. 26 September 2017. Retrieved 26 April 2018.