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Private school in Lahore comes under fire for covering up harassment

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Jun 29

The management of Lahore Grammar School (LGS) 1A1 Ghalib Market Branch, including female teachers, has come under fire for covering up harassment and inappropriate behaviour by instructors for years. It is pertinent to mention here that most of the girls studying at the school were minors at the time.

Such incidents had reportedly been going on for the past four or five years and the victims had been reporting the matter to the admin and their teachers. However, their teachers had been covering up for their colleagues and brushing the matter under the carpet. They resorted to victim-blaming and refused to take any action. Strict and immediate action was only taken after the girls shared their ordeal on social media.

For 4 years, girls registered continuous complaints to female admin of LGS1a1 against sexual predators,Teachers-on their perverted, inappropriate behaviour with students.The response would be "they're too old 'employees' to be kicked out"
Let this sink in!

— khadija siddiqi (@khadijasid751) June 28, 2020

In awe of the bravery displayed by the alumni & students of LGS 1A1 to call out the predatory behavior of Zahid Warraich, Umer Shareef, Shehzad Irshad & Aitezaz Rahman.
Forget any branch of LGS, these harassers shouldn't be allowed anywhere near 𝘢𝘯𝘺 educational institution.

— Osman Khalid Butt 🇵🇸 (@aClockworkObi) June 28, 2020

Student upon student studying in LGS school branches (1A1, JT) are coming forth with their experiences of sexual harassment and having to sit through inappropriate behaviour by male faculty, specifically for O/A levels. THESE ARE MINORS.

— Meshal Malik (@MeshalMalikk) June 28, 2020

A friend of mine posted this about her school LGS 1-A 1. This is so disturbing. How can a school still have these guys roaming around their premises after all these allegations. Disgusting. More power to the girls who brought this up and saved many girls from becoming a victim. pic.twitter.com/YrEARSofkA

— Izzat Haroon Riaz (@izzatriaz) June 27, 2020

According to details, students have come forward and shared their experiences of being harassed by three teachers namely Aitezaz Rehman Sheikh, Umer Shareef and Zahid Iqbal Warraich. To make things easier to understand, here’s a breakdown of the details:

Aitezaz Rehman Sheikh

Aitezaz Rehman Sheikh, who used to teach politics and served as a MUN coach had been sending obscene pictures and messages to his students. The students accused him of being manipulative and said that he would coerce girls on international trips.

Aitezaz Rehman Sheikh

Zahid Iqbal Warraich

Similarly, Sir Zahid Warraich, who taught Chemistry to A’ and O’ Levels used to inappropriately touch his students and make them uncomfortable during class.

Umer Shareef

Sir Umer was reportedly a member of the admin who would make girls uncomfortable with his stares and glances.

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Following the outrage on social media, the management of LGS 1A1 immediately fired the instructors and barred them from working at any branch of LGS.

A few students have also accused Omair Rana’s wife Maira Omair Rana for not taking action and “slut-shaming” the girls who came forward to report. One of the students has also accused the actor of exhibiting inappropriate behaviour.

the principal. Attaching all receipts in this thread. Please tag pages, help us expose these people 2/2

— sup (@girltipzyy) June 28, 2020

He had the free pass cos his wife is A level coordinator at 1A1. https://t.co/mC7A33LzGC

— Majid Tamoor (@MajidTamoor_) June 28, 2020
https://twitter.com/kaalakawaa/status/1277180064841396225?s=20

LGS is one of the mose prestigious school for girls in Lahore, with several branches across the city. The management of each branch is separate.

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