Two days after a Class 10 student from Delhi’s St Columba’s School jumped to his death at the Rajendra Place metro station , with his family alleging later that he faced harassment from teachers, the institution placed four members of its teaching staff under suspension. The Delhi government also set up a “high-level” committee to probe the incident.

An official order, issued by the school’s principal Robert Fernandes, stated that the action against three teachers and a headmistress followed the registration of an FIR in the case while taking into consideration the “seriousness of the allegations” against them.

The order stated that the suspended staff must “not visit the school premises or interact with students, staff, or parents without prior written permission from the administra

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