Students kill snakes in school, teachers refuse to intervene Photo Credit: Thinkstock Students kill snakes in school, teachers refuse to intervene

Lucknow: Students at a primary school in Uttar Pradesh's Shahjahanpur district killed as many as four snakes with sticks as their teachers simply stood and watched. While most start trembling at the sight of the slithering reptile, the primary-wing students, in the presence of their teachers, went on to uninterruptedly drive the reptile into a corner and attack the snakes to death.

The matter came to light when a video of the incident that took place on Tuesday surfaced all over social media. The school is known as Kotwabari Junior High School in Sindhauli block of Shahjahanpur.

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School authorities, in conversation with TOI, said that as many as 37 students were present in the class when the snakes were spotted. As per one of the students, snakes are often seen loitering about the campus and also around their village so they were not scared of them.

Ashutosh Mishra, the Headmaster was reportedly not around when the incident occurred. The video clip that went viral shows two other teachers, identified as Sonpal and Preeti, directing the students to throw the carcasses outside the compound.

On being contacted, Rakesh Kumar, Basic Shiksha Adhikari claimed that he was not aware of any such incident having taken place but disciplinary action would be taken against those held guilty. Amit Tripathi, District Magistrate, Shahjahanpur has reportedly also ordered an inquiry into the incident after the video was widely circulated on social media.

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