The State Human Rights Commission has directed the Thiruvananthapuram District Collector to look into apprehensions of students and teachers of Government Upper Primary School, Ponmudi, after leopard sightings in the area and submit a report within three weeks.
Forty-two students and eight teachers have been living in fear of leopards as the school does not have a compound wall.
The direction was issued by commission acting chairperson and judicial member K. Byjunath. The commission was taking suo motu action on the basis of media reports.
