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Odisha Headmaster Suspended After 8-Year-Old Left Locked in School Overnight

A preliminary inquiry found older students were told to lock classrooms because the staff member who checks rooms was absent.

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Three school children doing math equations on the blackboard (Getty Images/iStockphoto)
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Overview

  • Eight-year-old Jyotsna Dehury was found Friday morning with her head stuck in a classroom window at the Government Upper Primary School in Anjar, Keonjhar.
  • Villagers bent the iron grille to free her, and she was taken to Keonjhar District Headquarters Hospital, where her condition was reported as stable.
  • Keonjhar Collector Vishal Singh ordered the suspension of headmaster Gourahari Mahanta and opened an inquiry into negligence.
  • Initial findings say teachers had senior students lock rooms after the cook who usually conducts end-of-day checks was absent due to heavy rain.
  • A video of the incident spread widely online, drawing public anger, and the School and Mass Education Department said the child is safe and recovering.