Following a volley of accusations and rebuttals between local activists and the management of Versova’s Children Welfare Centre High School, both teaching and non-teaching staff initiated a strike on Friday. The strike was called off after the management intervened.

The grievances of the staff stemmed from the allegations made by unknown activists, who had shared a video where someone had accused the school’s founder trustee and former principal Ajay Jawahar Kaul of corruption and exploitation of underprivileged students. The staff claimed that these “fake accusations” had tarnished their reputation.