Bhopal School Stops Bus Service For ‘Naughty’ Student, Parents Approach Child Rights Body

Last Updated:June 12, 2025, 19:25 IST

The child’s mother said the school gave no clarity in April about continuing bus service. Despite this, they paid the fees after getting payment reminders

A case of alleged discrimination by a reputed private school in Bhopal has come to light, where the management reportedly denied bus services to a student, claiming the child is “very naughty” and “indisciplined” during commutes.

However, the child’s parents have dismissed the allegations as false and insulting. They have since filed a complaint with the Child Rights Protection Commission.

The controversy erupted after a well-known private school abruptly discontinued bus service for a 10-year-old Class 6 student, citing his disruptive behaviour as the reason. The school claimed the child was causing inconvenience to other students, prompting the decision to remove him from the bus.

In response, the child’s mother, Shweta Patil, said she had enrolled her son in Class 4 two years ago without any issues. Complaints about his behaviour began only the following year. Despite the family’s efforts to address the concerns, the school management suspended the child’s bus service for two months as a form of punishment.

Patil recounted that in April, the school gave no clarity on whether her child would continue to receive transportation services. Despite the uncertainty, they paid the required fees after receiving payment reminders. Only after the payment was made were they informed that the bus service for her child had been terminated.

“We were called for a meeting where we explained that we had already paid the fees for three months and requested the school to provide bus service for our child this year, assuring them we would withdraw him next year. But they bluntly said, ‘We won’t provide bus service for your child. How he gets to school is your problem.’ Our house is 15 kilometres away, and daily pick-up and drop-off is not feasible. That’s why we’ve filed a complaint,” Patil said.

After the case came to light, the Madhya Pradesh Child Rights Protection Commission sought a reply from the school administration. Commission member Omkar Singh said that the complaint alleges the child was studying when his bus facility was abruptly stopped in the middle of the academic year.

“The principal claims the child engaged in certain activities that led to complaints from inside the bus, prompting them to stop the service. However, bus service cannot be withdrawn in this manner, as it amounts to mental harassment of the child, which falls under Section 75 of the JJ (Juvenile Justice) Act. An FIR can be registered against the school, and punishment may follow. We aim to resolve the complaint by next week,” he said.

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Bhopal, India, India

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