Read the news article below and answer the question that follows.
Imagine it is 19 century India. Dalit cooks have been sent to village schools, where the majority of
pupils are upper-coste Hindus.
Kids look forward to a meal at school and it can be a great reason for parents to send their childre
learn. Some parents don't want their children to eat food made by low-caste people and have
removed their children from here. They have also threatened us," said the school principal.
What would a social reformer do in this situation? Why do you think so?
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Explanation:Meena (not her real name) didn't tell her parents when the older boys started harassing her on the hour-long walk to school from her home in Madanpur Khadar, south Delhi – grabbing her hand and shouting "kiss me" – because she knew she would get the blame, as if she had somehow encouraged them. She was right: when her family found out, they banned her from going back to school, worried about the effect on their "honour" if she was sexually assaulted. The plan now is to get her married. She is 16.
Gulafsha is luckier: her mother is determined she will become a doctor. But there are 70 pupils in a class at her school, and the teachers often simply don't turn up. The drinking water tanks are so filthy the pupils bring their own water. "I have never gone to a toilet at school in all these years, they are so bad," the 14-year-old says. She doesn't know how, but somehow her mother saves 900 rupees a month to pay for private tuition in three subjects.