Overview
- A classroom CCTV recorded the October 28 assault that showed a Class III boy dragging a six-year-old kindergarten girl with special needs, pulling her hair, repeatedly striking her head against furniture and hitting her with objects.
- The child was treated by coordinated trauma and paediatric surgery teams at PGIMER Chandigarh and was discharged Wednesday after doctors said she had recovered enough to return home.
- PGIMER covered all medical and accommodation costs for the family, including private-room facilities, so the child’s treatment imposed no financial burden on her parents.
- Panchkula police filed an FIR accusing the school administration of negligence, suspended two teachers and the principal, sent the alleged juvenile for psychological evaluation under the Juvenile Justice Act, and the Haryana government has set up a five-member probe and ordered a statewide school safety audit.
- Child-rights bodies and civil-society actors have offered support — a social worker pledged to fund the girl’s education and HSCPCR has sought official reports — a response that may increase pressure for tighter supervision and safety rules in state schools.