Bihar teacher faces action after seven students faint in class
Seven Class VI girls fainted after a teacher allegedly made them do sit-ups for not completing their homework at a government school in Bihar's Khagaria district. The students were treated and discharged, while officials sought explanations from the teacher and headmaster
Khagaria (Bihar): Seven schoolgirls fainted after being punished by a teacher at a government school in Bihar’s Khagaria district, officials said on Wednesday.
The incident took place at Eknia Middle School on Tuesday under Mansi Nagar Panchayat in the district. Several Class VI students were allegedly made to do sit-ups by a teacher for not completing their homework, during which seven girls fainted and collapsed, officials said.
All the girls were taken to the Mansi Community Health Centre (CHC) for first aid and were discharged after their condition stabilised.
Following the incident, parents and villagers gathered at the school and expressed their anger. However, officials pacified them, they added.
“Children should not have been subjected to such treatment. A teacher at the school acted arbitrarily. Explanations have been sought from him and the headmaster. If their replies are unsatisfactory, suspension proceedings will be initiated,” District Education Officer Amarendra Kumar Gond said.
Teachers of other schools have also been warned to ensure that such an incident is not recur in the future, he added.