The services of the principal, headmistress and three teachers of a well-known international school in Thane were terminated on Thursday after parents staged a protest outside the school premises over allegations of sexual assault by a bus cleaner. The school has organised a day picnic on Tuesday through a third-party service provider for girls studying in Std 2 and eight of them had complained of sexual harassment.

After the incident came to light, parents gathered at the school premises, demanding the suspension of the management staff, including the principal and teachers of the school. The parents claim that the school had organised a picnic through a third party without their consent.