Snake scare at Jagtial school: Parents pull out kids after multiple bites, deaths spark outrage

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Jagtial: Worried over the safety of their wards following the frequent instances of snake bite in Peddur Gurukulam school, parents took their children to homes from the school. The total strength of Gurukulam is 550. Except for the intermediate, almost all the students vacated the school.

It may be recalled here that similarly, all the students had vacated the Gurukulam after the deaths of two students Rajarapu Ganaditya (13) on July 26 and Yedamalla Anirudh (12) on August 9. School authorities had announced a 20-day holiday for the school and took up clearing of the bushes, improving the sanitation and some repair works. In order to instill confidence among the parents as well as students, Deputy Chief Minister Mallu Batti Vikramarka also visited the school and interacted with the parents. Later, school was reopened after conducting a couple of meetings with parents.

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On Thursday, parents rushed the school following illness of two Class 8 students Omkar Akhi and Yashvith on Wednesday and Thursday. Besides grilling the officials for the recuring incidents, they also staged a rasta roko on Nizamabad-Jagtial National Highway near Maruthinagar demanding the shifting of school to another location. Parents, who continued agitation for eight hours, withdrew the protest following the Additional Collector BS Latha’s assurance to take steps not to repeat such incidents in the future.

On Friday, Collector B Satya Prasad visited the school and monitored ongoing works for clearing bushes, sanitation and other works. A few old trees located in the school premises were also chopped off. BRS district president K Vidyasagar Rao also visited the school and enquired about the incidents by interacting with students. He wanted the school authorities to take all steps not to repeat such incidents in the future.