Parents are terrified by the recent spate of violent crimes against children in school. In Gurugram, where a young boy was brutally murdered allegedly by a bus conductor who was trying to sexually assault him.

Demonstrations against the school have taken a violent turn as protesters set ablaze a liquor shop close to the school. While anger and angst is certainly understood, and we stand completely by the shattered parents, it is unacceptable that people resort to violence to register their protest. Do take up the matter with the authorities in the strongest way possible and ensure that it is not erased from public memory. The focus has to be on security in schools everywhere, instead of vandalising schools.