Will take school-admin tiff to Pope: Church
BANGALORE: The church authorities on Friday met the aggrieved principals of Bishop Cotton schools to extend support and said that they would take the issue to the Pope, if need be.
The principals of both the boys and the girls divisions of Bishop Cotton School have alleged that the management board was infringing on their powers. They said the board’s over-involvement in the school’s dayto- day affairs and bureaucratisation was impeding the works.
On Friday, the principals got support from various church authorities in Bangalore, Tumkur and Kolar.
Col John Ellis, principal, Bishop Cotton Boys, said the church authorities told him that they would take the matter to the Pope if the management did not mend its ways.
Students, parents, teachers and alumni associations too extended their support to the schools.
“All we are asking for is respect and dignity,” Ellis said. Princess Franklyn, principal, Bishop Cotton Girls, explained how the board was taking over the admission process, book distribution and other affairs, which were hitherto under the principal.
She said that the board had left them as “mute spectators”.
While it has been two days since the principals have expressed their grievance, they have not yet heard from the board. The Church of South India oversees the management of these schools.