Guj: Class 8 girl dies after collapsing in school; kin say it’s due to cold weather, blame authorities for not allowing warmer clothes
Rajkot: A 14-year-old girl studying in Class 8 in Gujarat’s Rajkot city died after suddenly collapsing in her school, with her family members claiming that she died due to cold weather conditions and added that the school authorities should have allowed students to use warm clothes of their choice instead of just uniform sweaters.
The incident took place on Tuesday at A V Jasani Vidya Mandir, prompting the district education authorities to direct that the schools be opened an hour later than their normal start time in the morning in view of the prevailing cold weather conditions and also allow flexibility in wearing of warm clothes by students..
Doctors said victim Riya Sagar’s death appeared to be due to a cardiac arrest, while her family maintained that she did not suffer from any health complications.
