Controversies
Teacher eloped and one dismissed for sexually harassing students: Sunil Kumar, a Hindi teacher at Government Model Senior Secondary School, Sector 22, eloped with two students of Class X. He was dismissed from service. Another teacher of Government Model Senior Secondary School, Sector 16, was dismissed from service after it was found that he sexually harassed a senior class student. Ryan School Issue: Ryan International Public School, Sector 49, remained in news through out the year, as the school had failed to get affiliation of the CBSE. The school had been functioning without the sanction of the authorities concerned. Singapore Trip: For the first time, an educational tour for the government school students was announced, and to select students to be sent on tour a Diwali mela was organised by the department. Those students who managed maximum sales were offered discounts on their air tickets. However, only the teachers went on tour. Misuse of PTA funds: Many government schools were caught in the PTA fund mismanagement controversy. Violence: One area where the department failed to take care was the violence among the school students. There were been numerous incidents where students entering into violent act.