Areeba Collapses and Dies On Her First Day of School

The morning of September 15 was a peculiar one in Pakistan – with children returning to their schools after over six months. While most children were thrilled to return to their classrooms and meet with their peers after a long break, some were gutted. However, for 14-year-old, Areeba things were completely different. The girl tragically collapsed from the stairs in her school and passed away after bearing the injuries.

Areeba was a student of grade 9 and went to Happy Palace School, located in the Federal B. Area. The authorities reached the school and began to investigate after which an inquiry committee was formed to delve deeper into the case.

The school stated that the death was solely caused by an accident where Areeba twisted her ankle, lost her balance, fell and passed away. According to them, she was immediately rushed to a hospital where she failed to resist the injuries and passed away after which her body was shifted to the Abbasi Shaheed Hospital.

However, her father, Asif and the rest of the family have denied what the school has said. They have alleged that Areeba’s death was a result of negligence from the school management and further stated that she was the school never took her to the hospital. They also didn’t notify them for several hours.

Saeed Ghani, the Sindh Education Minister has ordered for a report of the accident from the private schools’ director-general, Mansoob Siddique. “The tragedy should be thoroughly investigated,” he directed, inquiring as to why the school management did not take the girl to a hospital immediately after the incident took place.

Similar cases have surfaced in the past 2 years. Last year in August 2019 a grade 6 student of Habib Public School, Zeeshan Durrani, tragically passed away after he drowned in the school’s swimming pool during his swimming class. The ‘Qatl-e-Khata’ case was registered against the swimming instructors and school management. Moreover, earlier in 2018 a grade 7 student, Habibullah Ismail studying in the Gulberg area, passed away after he mysteriously fell from the second floor of his school. The school administration was held responsible because the parents of the child refused to believe that he jumped by himself, suspecting that he was pushed by someone.

Although there isn’t an official report on Areeba’s case yet, this is the third such case in just 3 years in which all three times, the school managements have been blamed for their negligence. Perhaps, the educational board needs to review the policies.

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