| Sacred Heart High School | |
| Location: | South Lalaguda, Tarnaka, Hyderabad, Telangana 500017 |
| Country: | India |
| Type: | High School |
| Established: | 1983 |
Sacred Heart High School is a missionary school located in the Indian city of Hyderabad. The school was established in 1983 and currently teaches students from preschool up until tenth grade.[1]
In November 2017, a teacher at Sacred Heart High School was arrested for brutally beating a student with a cane. The student was five years old and in Upper Kindergarten. According to the police, the student in question reportedly had a fight with one of his classmates and ended up biting him. The teacher then punished the student by beating him with a stick.[2] [3]
Child rights organization Balala Hakkula Sangham demanded that the school be closed and strict action taken against the school's administration.[4]
Sacred Heart High School has an outdoor sports program with an established cricket team. The school's cricket team was part of the elite group during the 2017-2018 Hyderabad Cricket Association inter-school league championship.[5] [6] [7] [8]