Beyond social media and phones, what’s driving ‘discipline’ problems among India’s schoolchildren?
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Two recent incidents are an indication of distress among India’s schoolchildren and a reflection of the increasingly turbulent contexts of their lives which continue to be neglected by the education system and society.
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In 2025, after completing their final examination, some older students at a public school in Mumbai celebrated by destroying the classroom furniture, windowpanes and breaking CCTV cameras. Even after teachers and a school committee held several meetings with them, the students were unapologetic.
In another instance, some boys and girls carried drugs in their school bags and consumed it with their friends on the premises, according to teachers I spoke to. Despite strict warnings, attempts at persuasion, meetings with parents, and the gentle but firm intervention of the school counsellor and committee, the students did not reveal the name of their supplier.
Teachers from municipal and the so-called elite schools have expressed concern about the growing consumption of substances in and outside the schools, and their inability to control it. More empathetic teachers try to help, seeking the advice of in-house counsellors. Others threaten to report students to the principal or hold them back after class or issue minor punishment. Neither the municipal bodies nor the government seem able or willing to tackle...