Fifth-grader killed as wall collapses at Tandlianwala school

Key Points:

A fifth-grade student was killed when a wall collapsed inside his school in Tandlianwala on Thursday.
Two other children were injured; local people pulled the children from the rubble.
The school has been sealed and its registration suspended; two inquiries have been ordered.

TANDLIANWALA: A fifth-grade student was killed when a grave wall collapsed inside his school during the break.

An eyewitness said the children were playing in the school ground during the break when the low wall around a grave inside the premises collapsed. Local people pulled three children from the rubble themselves.

The district administration’s orders confirm that one fifth-grade student died in the collapse and two other children were injured. The collapse happened at Modern Public Higher Secondary School, Chak No. 596 GB, Pul Pira, on Satyana-Jhamara Road, Tandlianwala.

A pupil of Modern Public School, Pul Pira, Tandlianwala, in school uniform.

The District Education Authority’s order, issued by Chief Executive Officer Rao Abdul Karim, suspended the school’s registration and sealed the premises. The order says the action followed the collapse of the grave’s covering wall, which was only three to four feet high.

The District Education Authority order sealing Modern Public Higher Secondary School, Tandlianwala.

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Two inquiries have been ordered. The Deputy Commissioner has formed a five-member committee, headed by the Assistant Commissioner of Tandlianwala, to report within six hours. The District Education Authority has formed a two-member committee, headed by Deputy District Education Officer Muhammad Riaz, to report within two days. The Deputy Commissioner’s committee will examine the condition, ownership and maintenance of the wall. It will determine whether any negligence or safety lapse contributed to the incident and fix responsibility.

The Deputy Commissioner order constituting an inquiry committee into the Tandlianwala school wall collapse.

Action should also be taken against those responsible for permitting such schools.

Parents said private schools in dilapidated buildings have become a danger to children. Residents said the education department’s poor inspection of private schools leaves children at risk. They demanded action against those responsible for permitting such schools.

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