A tragic incident in Visakhapatnam has left a family devastated after a six-year-old LKG student collapsed after an alleged assault by a teacher at school.
The child, Pranay Tej, was studying in LKG at Little Garden School in the city.
The teacher allegedly beat the child because he had not done his homework, the family said. The experience left Pranay frightened and distressed.
The child started crying and coughing before suddenly collapsing towards the teacher.
The school staff rushed him to hospital for medical treatment, but doctors declared that the child had already died by the time he reached the hospital.
The child’s family was angry and concerned about the treatment of young children in schools, the child’s family said.
The family watched CCTV footage from the school after the incident. And soon, family and friends gathered outside the school and protested, demanding answers to the child’s death.
This has also made the safety of young students and the use of physical punishment in educational institutions a worry.
What happened to the LKG student?
According to the family, Pranay was allegedly beaten by his teacher after he did not complete his homework.
The six-year-old child was scared after the alleged beating, the mother said. He began crying and coughing before he collapsed, she added.
The exact cause of his death is not yet known from the information available, to the best of our knowledge. And though the family has linked the incident with the alleged assault and the child's subsequent collapse, authorities and medical professionals will need to establish the exact cause through an investigation and medical examination.
Pranay was taken to a hospital after he collapsed. Doctors confirmed that he had already died by the time he got there.
The death has shocked his parents and relatives, the family said.
The family later viewed CCTV footage from the school. They got angry and gathered outside Little Garden School to protest after watching the footage.
The protest is about the family’s demand for accountability and to know what happened to the child while he was at school, the family says.
And what’s the problem with schools’ response to young children who do not do homework or other school work?
As with all students of LKG, they are usually very young, and they can respond strongly to fear or stress. There should not be physical punishment in the classroom.
If police find a teacher physically assaulted a child, they’ll have to determine whether that action violated school rules or child protection laws.
Family Protests Outside School as Investigation Begins
The protest outside the school has put pressure on the authorities and school management to explain the circumstances surrounding Pranay’s death.
The family wants answers after seeing the CCTV footage. They want the school to explain what happened before the child collapsed and whether anyone provided immediate medical assistance.
The teacher involved will also need to be considered.
Investigators could look at CCTV footage, statements from teachers and other students, medical records and postmortem findings. Such details could help to determine what happened inside the classroom and what caused the child’s death.
It is important to distinguish the family's allegations from facts established through an official investigation. The claim that the child died because he was beaten must be medically and legally proven.
But it has raised an alarm on physical punishment in schools.
Young children should be taught in a safe environment. Disciplinary issues like unfinished homework should be handled through communication with the child and parents and not as a punishment.
The case has also brought into focus the need for CCTV cameras and school safety procedures. Footage from the school could give investigators a sense of the sequence of events and whether the family’s claims are supported by evidence.
They will also have to evaluate whether the school followed appropriate emergency procedures after the child collapsed and whether the school was prepared to do so when it happened.
The tragedy for Pranay's family is an unimaginable loss. The six-year-old boy had been taken to school like any other day, but the family later got news of his collapse and death.
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The tragedy is now up for investigation
If the allegations are confirmed, then appropriate action should follow. The investigation should also work to establish the medical cause of death and the exact sequence of events before assigning responsibility.
It has triggered anger in Visakhapatnam and raised concerns about students’ safety.
The focus now is on finding out what happened to Pranay Tej, whether the alleged assault took place and what caused the child to collapse and die.
