Archive · 18 Jul 2026
Eluru School Staff Memoed After Student Faints
In a school in Eluru district, a teacher punished 26 students for not wearing shoes and proper uniforms.
The punishment was 25 sit-ups.
After doing the sit-ups, one girl student fainted.
The teachers took her home, and later to the hospital.
Doctors said she fainted because she was dehydrated.
The parents were upset that the teachers didn't take her to the hospital first.
A minister and the educational officer visited the girl and the school.
The teacher and the headmaster got memos (official warnings) for this incident.
A Class VIII student fainted after being punished with 25 sit-ups for not wearing shoes and proper uniforms.
The punishment was given to 26 students by the physical education teacher (PET).
The student was taken home first, then to the hospital where doctors diagnosed dehydration.
Parents expressed anger that the student was not taken to the hospital immediately.
Memos were issued to the PET and the headmaster following the incident.
- Who
- Class VIII students and staff of Zilla Parishad High School, Velpucherla
- What
- A student fainted after being punished with 25 sit-ups
- When
- After the punishment was completed
- Where
- Velpucherla, Musunuru mandal, Eluru district
- Why
- The students were punished for not wearing shoes and proper uniforms
- Location
- Velpucherla, Musunuru mandal, Eluru district
- School
- Zilla Parishad High School
- Class
- VIII
- Punishment
- 25 sit-ups
- Reason for Punishment
- Not wearing shoes and proper uniforms
- Number of Students Punished
- 26
- Cause of Fainting
- Dehydration
- Action Taken
- Memos issued to headmaster and PET