Archive · 29 Jul 2025
Students Hospitalized After Sit-Ups for Lateness
Some students in India were made to do a lot of sit-ups for being late to school.
This made them sick, and they had to go to the hospital.
A school official is now looking into what happened to make sure it doesn't happen again.
A politician visited the students at the hospital, who were fasting for a religious reason.
Four students were hospitalized after being made to do 200 sit-ups.
The incident occurred at the Kasturba Gandhi Girls School in Bagunda.
Students were allegedly punished for arriving at school five minutes late.
The students began vomiting and fell unconscious following the exercise.
An investigation has been announced by the District Education Officer.
- Who
- Class 12 students, teacher (unnamed), District Education Officer Manoj Kumar, JMM MLA Mangal Kalindi.
- What
- Four students were hospitalized after being made to do 200 sit-ups as punishment for arriving late to school.
- When
- Monday
- Where
- Kasturba Gandhi Girls School in Bagunda, Jharkhand, India; MGM Hospital in Jamshedpur
- Why
- The students were punished for arriving five minutes late to school.
School's Action
Students' Well-being
Discipline vs. Health
School's Action
Enforcing Punctuality
Students' Well-being
Student Well-being and Health
- School
- Kasturba Gandhi Girls School
- Location
- Bagunda, Jharkhand
- Hospital
- MGM Hospital, Jamshedpur
- Punishment
- 200 Sit-ups
- Reason for Punishment
- Lateness (5 minutes)
- Students' Condition
- Stable
Sources
Andhra Pradesh: PET Suspended for Forcing Squats over Uniform
Mass punishment over uniform violation lands students in hospital
J’khand: 4 students admitted to hospital after being made to do 200 sit-ups for reaching school late