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Palghar suspends ashram school superintendent after student’s death, orders SIT probe
Palghar suspends ashram school superintendent after student’s death, orders SIT probe
Palghar district administration on Tuesday suspended the superintendent of an ashram school in Maswan village after a seven-year-old Class 1 student, Shreyans Abant, died following a fever and 30 other students reported…
Palghar district administration on Tuesday suspended the superintendent of an ashram school in Maswan village after a seven-year-old Class 1 student, Shreyans Abant, died following a fever and 30 other students reported similar symptoms. A special investigation team has been formed to probe lapses in student care, health and safety at the residential school run by Adivasi Seva Mandal. Show-cause notices were issued to the school president, secretary and headmaster.
The state Food and Drug Administration collected samples of spices, oil and ingredients from the school kitchen for testing. A water purifier has been installed. Five of the 30 sick students were shifted to a rural hospital for further treatment. Tribal development project officer Vishal Khatri said further action will follow the inquiry committee report.
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Ashram schools across Maharashtra house lakhs of tribal children under the state's tribal development department, but infrastructure and healthcare oversight have long been flagged by auditors. A 2023 Comptroller and Auditor General report noted gaps in hostel facilities and medical checks in several such residential schools. The SIT formed now can recommend criminal or administrative action under the Juvenile Justice Act if neglect is proved. The FDA tests on food samples will show whether contamination caused the cluster of fevers. The district administration has not yet set a deadline for the SIT report, but the next public benchmark will be whether the superintendent's suspension is followed by chargesheet or reinstatement after inquiry.
Source: timesofindia.indiatimes.com
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