SC dismisses petition for expelled student's readmission

CJP urges parents to 'raise your children better instead of pointing fingers at teachers'

ISLAMABAD:

The Supreme Court (SC) on Monday dismissed a petition filed by a student against his expulsion from a private school, saying the “[school] teachers were the best judges”.

In his plea, the counsel representing the student pleaded the school cannot deny him the admission permanently on the account of misconduct. Ahmed was kicked out of school for using foul language against teachers and students, as per the counsel.

During the hearing by a three-member bench led by Chief Justice Umar Ata Bandial, Justice Qazi Amin said teachers were the “best judges”. He added the teachers had a unique status in Pakistani society.

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“Raise your children better instead of pointing fingers at teachers,” the judge added. He questioned the permits given to "all sorts of schools", saying that the state had failed in fulfilling its responsibility.

Justice Amin said if the SC decides in the favour of the student then he will go and tell the school that the court has barred the teachers from scolding him. A teacher shouldn’t be considered an enemy for stopping the student from doing a bad thing, he added.

Chief Justice Umar Ata Bandial said schools were established to discipline kids; otherwise, they could have been homeschooled. CJ Bandial added that parents weren’t happy with online classes as their children are becoming spoiled.

He said, “Had this happened in his class [during his school year], the kid would have been penalised, ending up with sore muscles as a result of punishment.” Justice Amin chipped in, saying they were able to become judges due to these punishments at schools.