Police reported on Monday that an eight-year-old student died after school’s main gate fall on her.
According to Dahod District Primary Education Officer (DPEO) Mayur Parekh, “On December 20, Rampura village primary school student Asmita Mohaniya was waiting near school compound, when the main gate fell on her. She had suffered severe head injuries and was rushed to the Dahod government hospital. Considering her critical condition, she was shifted to Ahmedabad government hospital, where she succumbed to her injuries on Sunday.”
When the officer and other officers visited the Rampura village primary school on December 21, they immediately suspended chief teacher Savitriben Rathod.
There was no complaint regarding the condition of the school’s main gate, but an investigation has been launched into the incident as is customary at the start of each academic year for the school’s infrastructure, equipment and supplies. An investigation into the incident will be carried out by two TPEOs (Taluka Primary Education Officers) from Taluka.
Following this incident, Parekh gave orders to the district’s TPEOs to conduct new inspections of all government-run primary schools and their facilities and to submit their findings.
According to government regulations, the family of a student who is injured or killed in an accident on school property is entitled to Rs 50,000 in compensation. Parekh stated that an application will be sent to the state secretariat for the approval of compensation after gathering Asmita’s medical records and post-mortem report.