College invigilator who 'harassed more than 80 girls' in Islamabad suspended
An inquiry will also to be conducted by a committee and its findings shared within a week
The biology professor at Islamabad Model College for Boys, Sector H-9, had been sent by the Federal Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education (FBISE) to invigilate the exam ongoing for three days. PHOTO: FILE
ISLAMABAD:
An invigilator accused of harassing more than 80 female students at Islamabad's Bahria College was suspended by the Federal Directorate of Education (FDE) on Saturday.
A notification issued by FDE Assistant Educational Advisor Yasmin Haq states that the accused teacher Saadat Bashir is to be placed under suspension with immediate effect with an inquiry to be conducted by a committee under the Protection of Women Against Harassment at Workplace Act, 2010 within a week.
On May 29 Bashir was accused of harassment after a girl spoke out on Facebook sharing details of the incident she had to face.
The biology professor at Islamabad Model College for Boys, Sector H-9, had been sent by the Federal Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education (FBISE) to invigilate the exam ongoing for three days
Invigilator accused of harassing 'over 80 female students' at Bahria College
The students accused Bashir of inappropriately touching and passing salacious remarks at them during their Biology practical exam.
One of the students posted on her Facebook account that she was groped twice by the examiner during her practical exam on May 24.
“He twice touched me inappropriately during the exams,” she said.
The student went on to add that the examiner had groped almost 80 students and passed sleazy comments at them.
An invigilator accused of harassing more than 80 female students at Islamabad's Bahria College was suspended by the Federal Directorate of Education (FDE) on Saturday.
A notification issued by FDE Assistant Educational Advisor Yasmin Haq states that the accused teacher Saadat Bashir is to be placed under suspension with immediate effect with an inquiry to be conducted by a committee under the Protection of Women Against Harassment at Workplace Act, 2010 within a week.
On May 29 Bashir was accused of harassment after a girl spoke out on Facebook sharing details of the incident she had to face.
The biology professor at Islamabad Model College for Boys, Sector H-9, had been sent by the Federal Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education (FBISE) to invigilate the exam ongoing for three days
Invigilator accused of harassing 'over 80 female students' at Bahria College
The students accused Bashir of inappropriately touching and passing salacious remarks at them during their Biology practical exam.
One of the students posted on her Facebook account that she was groped twice by the examiner during her practical exam on May 24.
“He twice touched me inappropriately during the exams,” she said.
The student went on to add that the examiner had groped almost 80 students and passed sleazy comments at them.