Thiruvananthapuram: The 17-year-old boy, who was suspended last year by his school in Kerala's Thiruvananthapuram for hugging a female student for a "long time", has passed the CBSE Class 12 exams with flying colours. The boy's family informed NDTV on Saturday that he scored 91.2 per cent marks in the exams.
The student was allowed to take his exams after his school, St Thomas Central School, had written to the CBSE in December last year, recommending that the student be allowed to take the board exams. The school management had decided to take a lenient view of the matter, considering the boy's age, saying their intention was not to spoil the future of the student. This was after the Kerala High Court refused to intervene in the matter.
The two teenagers had been suspended for indiscipline - "a long hug in the school and intimate pictures in their private Instagram accounts".
"Our son has been permitted to take his exams, since classes for class XIIth are over. We will still challenge the high court order in an appeal to expunge the extreme remarks against the teenagers in its judgment," the 17-year-old boy's father had told NDTV.
The teenage boy had approached Child Rights Commission, which had ordered the school to take back the students. However, the school challenged the order in the high court. The court had stated that the school had the powers to decide on disciplinary issues.
The topper, Meghana Srivastava from Uttar Pradesh's Noida - an Arts student - got 499 out of 500 marks.
The student was allowed to take his exams after his school, St Thomas Central School, had written to the CBSE in December last year, recommending that the student be allowed to take the board exams. The school management had decided to take a lenient view of the matter, considering the boy's age, saying their intention was not to spoil the future of the student. This was after the Kerala High Court refused to intervene in the matter.
The two teenagers had been suspended for indiscipline - "a long hug in the school and intimate pictures in their private Instagram accounts".
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"Our son has been permitted to take his exams, since classes for class XIIth are over. We will still challenge the high court order in an appeal to expunge the extreme remarks against the teenagers in its judgment," the 17-year-old boy's father had told NDTV.
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The teenage boy had approached Child Rights Commission, which had ordered the school to take back the students. However, the school challenged the order in the high court. The court had stated that the school had the powers to decide on disciplinary issues.
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The topper, Meghana Srivastava from Uttar Pradesh's Noida - an Arts student - got 499 out of 500 marks.
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