A distressing incident occurred in Ranipet, where a 13-year-old boy from Thenkadappanthangal, near Walajapet, suffered severe head injuries when a perimeter wall at his government school collapsed.
The boy, an eighth-grade student at the Government Panchayat Union Middle School, was playing near the school’s boundary during the lunch break when the wall suddenly gave way.
An ambulance quickly rescued the student and took him to the Walajapet Government General Hospital for immediate treatment. At the hospital, the Walajapet Taluk Chief District Education Officer and other officials inquired about the boy’s condition.
After receiving first aid, the injured student was transferred to CMC Private Hospital in Ratnagiri for further care. This shocking incident, involving the collapse of the school’s perimeter wall, has caused a significant stir in the area.
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This incident is not isolated, as similar issues have occurred in the past. Despite numerous reports highlighting the risks to students’ safety, the Dravidian model DMK government appears indifferent to maintaining school buildings and ensuring basic facilities in government schools, putting the lives of children and students at risk.
- On 27 August 2024, three students were injured when a section of the ceiling plaster fell on them during class at a government-run school in Krishnagiri. The accident raised significant concerns about the safety and structural integrity of the building, which had only been opened two months ago with MPLADS fund. In another similar incident July 2024, a ceiling of a newly constructed Panchayat Union Middle School near Kanchipuram collapsed, wher the building, completed three months prior.
- On August 2024, another ceiling of a classroom at a government school in Thiruporur collapsed, injuring five female students and sparking protests from parents who questioned the quality of the construction.
- On 12 June 2024, The administration of St. Paul’s Girls’ Higher Secondary School in Mayiladuthurai forced students to clean their classrooms to “instill” discipline, a practice exposed when a ninth-grade student refused and was slapped by a teacher.
- The Government Higher Secondary School in Mogappair, Chennai, become a site of student distress due to poor conditions, including unhygienic facilities and unsafe infrastructure. Girl students raised alarming concerns that they were subjected to verbal harassment and forced cleaning duties, with teachers complicit in the mistreatment.
(With inputs from News 18 Tamil)
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