Harassment scandal at school in Lahore raises alarm over safety.

LAHORE -- The city has been rocked by a scandal at a 'top-notch' school wherein teachers allegedly sexually harassed teenaged girls, leading to a public outcry and corroborations that the practice was long rampant.

The news of four male teachers allegedly harassing students and subsequently being shown the door by the private school has disturbed both parents and educationists about how unsafe even one of the most elite schools could be.

The Lahore Grammar School's (LGS) 1A1 branch located in Ghalib Market has fired four teachers over allegations of sexual harassment and sending objectionable pictures and messages to at least eight female students. The students spoke up about these allegations on social media in detail. As the issue went public, more students from the school stepped forward sharing their experiences with the same teachers as well as students from other schools, showing how rampant harassment at schools was.

One of the accused teachers, A, whose screenshots of private pictures were also shared, used to teach debate and politics at the school. Reportedly, he had been sending such pictures and text messages to teenage girls for almost four years and was accused by students from almost every branch of the school.

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Meanwhile, the school - whose name has been mentioned in mainstream and social media - has not issued a public statement on the issue. Inside sources said the school management was troubled over the development and 'trying its best' to reach a solid solution. 'Teachers and directors of all the schools are deeply concerned over the revelations,' said the source. 'However, what's problematic is that the students also claimed that the administration turned a blind eye to their complaints.'

Much of the conversation took place on a page on social media platform, Instagram, about alumni of the branch in question. It has posted detailed accounts from students who faced the alleged harassment.

'He used to bite his lip whenever he talked to me, which made me uncomfortable,' said one girl.

Another complained that the teacher forced her to take a picture with him saying he would look at it right before going to sleep every night. Yet another girl claimed that when she tried to complain about him, he came to the class and while looking at her threatened that he would 'fix anyone who tried to defame him', including by deducting marks.

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