INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
School admission forms that ask whether parents are "engaged in any unclean occupation" has generated shockwaves in Haryana
parents' Aadhaar numbers, religion and caste details.The state's BJP government and Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar have been accused of
Students labelled as 'untouchables' their parents occupation as 'unclean'
Height of insanity is the kind of pvt info of parents being sought
including those in Gurugram and Panchkula.State government officials declined any knowledge of the form, which carries the Haryana
government's official logo, according to news agency IANS.A state government official spokesman said it was not clear who issued the
form.Private school authorities, in their communication to parents, have made it clear that the information was being sought by the state
education department and not by the school."This is to inform you that we have received the attached format from the Education Department to
be filled in by parents of all Haryana schools
Please note that the information being sought is not for school records but for use by the Government of Haryana
to fill"In order to facilitate an easy flow of data from the parent to the school, we have created a Google link given below
You are requested to open the link, fill the details and submit the same to the school by April 16
religion in the forms among other details"Asking details of religion and caste is appalling
If parents come from different religions, like Hindu and Sikh marriages are common in the region, what religion will the child mention
