In the suicide note, the 16-year-old student wrote that constant scolding by school staff had led him to take this step. (File image)

The shocking suicide of a Class 10 student of a much-vaunted school in Delhi —Shah Rukh Khan’s alma mater, in fact—has brought to the fore the complicated scenario of educational institutions today. Shourya Patil was allegedly constantly harassed by four teachers, leading him to take his own life on November 18. Ten days before, a girl in the Vasai suburb of Mumbai also died, reportedly after a teacher made her do 100 sit-ups as punishment for coming late to school.

Tragically, Shourya dreamt of a career in show business just like St Columba’s School’s most famous alumnus and apparently got picked on by the very teachers who should have helped

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