‘He kept making excuses’: Eight students miss UP Board exam — principal didn’t submit their forms

“The students said that they had attended classes throughout the academic year and had also paid the fees. And yet, their examination registration was not completed. They alleged that they had been requesting their admit cards for the past several days, during which the principal allegedly kept offering excuses. When they were not given any satisfactory response on Wednesday, they submitted a joint complaint to the police, on the basis of which a case was registered,” the Station House Officer said.

“During the inquiry, police examined the school records, which confirmed the students’ attendance and fee clearance. It was found that the accused had collected the fees both online and in cash. A detailed inquiry is being conducted into the matter. During questioning, the accused admitted to having committed a mistake,” the SHO added.

The Investigating Officer said that there are around 50 students enrolled in Classes 10 and 12 in the school, and the examination forms of the eight complainants were not submitted. He added that the statement of the school manager, who is based in Bareilly, is yet to be recorded.

“It would be a part of the investigation to determine why the examination forms were not submitted,” said the Investigating Officer.

When contacted, one of the eight students said they had been attending school regularly throughout the year.

“The principal had told us that our examination forms had been submitted and that we would receive our admit cards soon. A few days ago, when we asked again, he assured us that the admit cards would be issued shortly, but kept offering excuses for the delay,” she said.

“On Tuesday, he asked us to come to the school to collect the admit cards. However, when we reached out, he initially did not respond to our calls, and later, he began offering excuses for failing to arrange the admit cards. When we confronted him, he started threatening us. It was only after we informed our parents and they spoke to him that we came to know our examination forms had not been filled at all,” the girl added.