UPSC Mains 2023Question 19General Studies 4Case Study250 words
You hold a responsible position in a ministry in the government. One day in the morning you received a call from the school of your 11 year old son that you are required to come and meet the Principal. You proceed to school and find your son in the Principal's office. The Principal informs you that your son had been found wandering aimlessly in the grounds during the time classes were in progress. The class teacher further informs you that your son has lately become a loner and did not respond to questions in the class, he had also been unable to perform well in the football trials held recently. You bring your son back from the school and in the evening you along with your wife try to find out the reasons for your son's changed behavior. After repeated cajoling, your son shares that some children had been making fun of him in the class as well as in the WhatsApp group of the students by calling him stunted, duh and a frog. He tells you the name of a few children who are the main culprits but pleads with you to let the matter rest.
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