Tamil Nadu school kids cooped inside packed auto, safety goes out the window
India Today
A video has exposed the pathetic conditions in which children are ferried to school in Tamil Nadu's Tenkasi.
A video, exposing the terrible conditions in which children are transported to school in Tamil Nadu’s Tenkasi, is being widely shared. The video shows the children being stacked inside the auto on top of one another. This has raised serious questions about the safety of the kids.
As the video went viral, the authorities concerned have assured of action.
A concerned citizen, who shot the video, can be seen asking a teacher about their safety. The teacher, however, instead of addressing his concerns, questions the man for shooting the video and tells the autorickshaw driver to leave quickly.
The video shows more than 10 children wearing school uniforms jostling for space, unable to move inside the autorickshaw.
The incident has come to light just days after an eight-year-old boy died on his school premises in Chennai allegedly due to negligence after the school’s vehicle driver, who was reportedly listening to music, ran over the child while he was adjusting his sock.
