The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has issued a notice to the Telangana government over the alleged hardships faced by female students in a government school in Nalgonda district due to a lack of toilet facilities. The NHRC said that the students of Devarakonda Zila Parishad High School for Girls had been forced to venture outside the school to avail toilet facilities. Taking Suo-moto cognizance of media reports, the NHRC has asked the State Chief Secretary to send a detailed report on the matter within four weeks. It has asked to include the steps taken or proposed to be taken in the report so that such incidents do not recur.
The Commission also remarked that the facility of toilets in the schools for the students, especially for the girl students, is one of the basic amenities to be ensured and provided by the management. It said that forcing the girl students to use the public toilets outside the schools, raises many issues of grave recklessness about the safety and security of the female students.
