Concerned over a spate of student suicides reported in Tamil Nadu, the Madras High Court on Friday reminded parents, teachers, schools, the media and the State government of the need to get children out of social isolation. It wanted the government to restrict the study hours for schoolchildren and come up with a policy for appointing child psychologists in every district.
Justice N. Sathish Kumar agreed with the Bar that many private schools concentrated only on academics and made the children study all day without any scope for extra curricular activities or social interaction with peers. This led to an immense pressure on the children to perform well and they consequently fell prey to severe stress and anxiety.
