GN Chetty Vivekananda school in Chennai has hit the headlines after it emerged that a physically challenged boy was refused admission in the school.
GN Chetty Vivekananda school in Chennai has hit the headlines after it emerged that a physically challenged boy was refused admission in the school. This was after the boy called Vishal was asked to write the entrance examination.
9-year-old Vishal suffers from cerebral palsy of a mild nature, which affects his motor co-ordination and hampers his ability to walk. When his father approached the school for admission, they sent him away saying there was no vacancy.
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Bell's palsy is facial nerve disorder that causes weakness of the muscles on one side of the face. Its cause is unknown but most people make a full recovery within 8 to 12 weeks.
Bell's palsy is facial nerve disorder that causes weakness of the muscles on one side of the face. Its cause is unknown but most people make a full recovery within 8 to 12 weeks.
Ponnurangam, the principal of the school insists there is no vacancy, "We don't want to give any explanation from our side. Why should we give explanation from our side?"
However Vishal's parents feel his disability is being held against him and have decided to approach the courts. In government schools, 3% of seats are reserved for disables students.
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