Aloysius college says no discrimination

Aloysius college says no discrimination

Mangalore Today News Network

Sep 04, 2016: Speaking to media, St Aloysius PU College principal Rev Fr Melwyn Mendonca denied discriminatory rules being enforced in the college. "The post of rules and regulations of the college uploaded in social media is far from true. We held a meeting on today Sept 3, to assess the situation. The College is planning to file a complaint against the post," he said.  Following the post on ’discriminatory rules’ enforced on students at St Aloysius PU College, which went viral on social media, the College authorities are contemplating filing a complaint to the cyber crime police within two days.
The principal said that the post citing the rules and regulations of the college is not written in the College letterhead, but was typed by someone before posting it on social media.  "The College conducts value education classes for its students regularly. There are over 3,600 students with more than 1,200 female students pursuing their education in PU section. In one of the orientation class for the students recently, the students were asked to adhere to the rules of the College pertaining to uniform and discipline. They were appraised on how to behave decently generally," said the principal.

"After a student eloped last year, the parents and guardians were asking the College to teach values to students. Accordingly, in a recently held orientation programme, the students were asked to focus on their studies and not get into relationships other than friendship," he added.

He said that rules at Aloysius PU College are far lesser stringent compared to other PU colleges in the district, where students are not even allowed to talk to members of the opposite sex. The aim of these rules is to make students focus on study and inculcate moral values, the principal said. St Aloysius College has been imparting co-education for the last 27 years, where boys and girls mingle with each other.

Claiming to be an alumnus of St Aloysius College, the author of ’satshyatharien.wordpress.com’ blog posted about the new set of rules for students in the college on September 1.  Some of the rules and regulations mentioned in the blog are, "No pubs and parties and no girl student can leave campus for afternoon food. During breaks, girls should not visit boys of other class. Mehandi can be applied only on palm and only for family functions and feasts with prior permission from class guide. No high bun or low bun. Interaction between a single girl and group of boys and a single boy and group of girls is also prohibited."