Two Teachers Suspended After Telangana Residential School Student’s Death

Overview

• Warangal zonal officer Girija suspended two teachers pending investigation after the death of a Class VII student from the Chennur girls’ residential school.
• The boarder died in hospital after allegedly ingesting a toxic liquid at the campus, with reports differing on whether it was pesticide or turpentine oil and on her exact age.
• Police registered a case based on a complaint from school authorities and sent the body to the Mancherial government hospital for post-mortem.
• An inquiry panel submitted its report to the district collector and the TGSWREIS secretary and cited earlier suicidal thoughts, a recent family death, chest pain, a reprimand, and a note said to be hers.
• The parents alleged teacher harassment and concealment, held a sit-in that ended after an official assurance of action, and their demand for accountability fed political calls for a minister’s resignation.