# Rights panel seeks statewide school safety audit after gate collapse kills boy 2026-08-14T08:02:34+00:00 | Governance | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet The Haryana Human Rights Commission has ordered a statewide safety audit of government schools after a brick-and-concrete arch collapsed at a school in Sonepat, killing an 11-year-old boy on August 6. The commission took suo motu cognisance, noting that school infrastructure is directly linked to children’s life and dignity. It questioned whether authorities knew about the dilapidated condition of Government Primary School, Garhi Bilinda, and why repairs were not done. The victim, Yash Kumar, a Class 6 student, was near the school when the arch fell as a watchman pulled creepers growing on it. The commission linked the tragedy to an earlier case on unsafe school buildings in Hisar and said the recurrence showed that mere reports were not enough. It sought inspection records, repair details, and action against negligent officials, with a hearing set for October 1. ## Coverage - hindustantimes.com Tags: child death, education department, Haryana, human rights, infrastructure, school safety Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/rights-panel-seeks-statewide-school-safety-audit-after-gate-collapse-kills-boy/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/rights-panel-seeks-statewide-school-safety-audit-after-gate-collapse-kills-boy/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes.