Hyderabad, Feb. 4 -- The Telangana Human Rights Commission here has directed the Principal Secretary, School Education Department and the District Educational Officer (DEO), Hyderabad, to submitreports on the disciplinary action against responsible officials who allegedly have been making students in various government schools to sweep, dispose garbage and perform other menial tasks.

The reports were sought by TGHRC member Sivadi Praveena, who took Suo Motu cognizance based on a news report published in the Telugu daily Namasthe Telangana, which stated that school officials have been allegedly making children do the physical and labour intensive work in violation of rules and due to non-availability of sweepers.

According to a statement...