Students and Invigilators
The case reported a couple of days ago in the newspapers where a young girl appearing for her S.S.C. examinations committed suicide is shocking to say the least. There have been a spate of suicides across the country in exam related stress during the last one month, but the one I am talking about takes the cake. The invigilators should understand that all students are not crooks, students do carry notes to study at the last minute. This student, Bhavi, was “caught” with the chits outside the classroom BEFORE the exams had started, hence taking a signed statement from the student saying that she was caught with chits is nothing less than outright high handedness. I hope the person who caught this girl would mete out the same treatment to his child in a similar situation. Children appearing for their first public exam are as it is under a high degree of stress due to peer pressure plus parental expectations. I can imagine the turmoil in a young mind trying to look friends in the eye and ...