Electrocution: Thevalakkara school manager disqualified
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T'puram: More than a week after a student was electrocuted to death at the Thevalakkara Boys High School in Kollam, the general education department on Saturday disqualified its manager and took over its administration.
Kollam district education officer will function as the manager until a new manager is appointed. Midhun, an eighth-standard student died on July 17 after coming into contact with a dangling power cable.
General education minister V Sivankutty announced on Saturday the decision to disqualify the school manager, Thulaseedharan Pillai, who, according to the education department inquiry, committed grave mistakes by not adhering to the instructions given by the govt to ensure the safety of school students.
Thevalakkara Boys High School is under the Thevalakkara Boys and Girls High School management, run by a pro-CPM educational society.
Sivankutty said the department inquiry found that several students reached the school compound well before the school working hours. There were serious lapses on the part of the school headmistress and the manager in ensuring the safety of students. The headmistress was already suspended from service.
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The manager failed to adhere to the KER Rule 9 of Chapter 3, which holds the aided school manager responsible for implementing the directions given by the govt from time to time.
The manager was disqualified as per Rule 7 of KER, Chapter 3.
The department had given a show-cause notice to Pillai to cite reasons, if any, for not disqualifying him as manager. He, however, denied all the charges of duty dereliction. Meanwhile, the school management announced financial assistance of Rs 10 lakh to the family of Midhun.
KSTA, a pro-CPM school teachers' association, also announced Rs 10 lakh to the family. The general education department sanctioned Rs 3 lakh and KSEB provided Rs 5 lakh assistance to the family.
Sivankutty said the department would take steps to ensure that students do not face any danger on school premises. A checklist on the safety of schools will be prepared. Officials will carry out inspections and submit reports in three weeks. "A safety cell has been set up under the director of general education. The public can approach this cell if they have complaints about safety in schools," he said.
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