Rohtak, April 10 -- Had allegedly meted out corporal punishment to Class 12 girl student causing her physical and mental distress

Haryana Human Rights Commission (HHRC) has directed the principal of a private school in Charkhi Dadri to undergo training on child rights protection and the prohibition of corporal punishment as per the Right to Education Act and other relevant laws, after the father of a Class 12 girl student lodged a complaint before the panel accusing him of slapping his daughter for being absent from a parent-teacher meeting (PTM).

In a complaint to the HHRC chairperson Justice Lalit Batra, the girl's father alleged that the principal of Aryans Model School, slapped his daughter for being absent from a parent-teacher mee...