Four students of a government primary school in Gujarat’s Mahisagar district, were injured after cement plaster from the roof of the lobby fell on them on Monday.
According to district primary education officer (DPEO), the incident occurred in the morning when students gathered in the lobby of the school in Pratappura for a farewell function of a retiring teacher.
“Along with students, their parents, villagers, and members of the school management committee were also sitting in the lobby when a chunk of cement plaster fell from the roof, leaving four students injured,” Modi said.
Officials identified the injured students as Lakshmi and Janaki, both seven years old, Lakuben (13) and Jayraj (9), adding that they had been rushed to a government hospital in Santrampur for treatment, while one of the students, a seven-year-old, was referred to a private orthopaedic hospital as she had sustained more injuries.
According to school principal Jaswant Solanki, the school has 401 registered students and four out of eight classrooms need to be demolished to make room for new ones.
Despite the fact that the District Primary Education Officer has ordered an investigation into the incident, the teachers claim that no police complaint has been filed yet.