Chennai: Allegedly depressed over being abused by his maths teacher, a Class-12 student jumped off the first floor of the school building near Basin Bridge on Monday morning. While the boy, in a video message from the hospital where he is undergoing treatment, blamed the teacher, the school management maintained that the boy slipped from the staircase and got injured.
The injured student has been identified as M.Santosh Kumar (16), studying in the Hindu Union Committee Higher Secondary School, a government aided school. On Monday morning, he was in his Maths class when the teacher allegedly abused him.
“The boy had excused himself from the class in the pretext of drinking water and jumped from the first floor onto the bicycle stand near the school entrance,” a police officer said. The boy was immediately rushed to a government hospital nearby and was shifted to a private hospital, police said.
The school management refused entry to mediapersons initially. Speaking to mediapersons, Chella Pandian, a representative from the school maintained that the boy slipped from the staircase and injured himself.
However, the boy, in a video message clearly blamed Maths teacher Raman for his decision. The teacher had questioned the boy for shifting from his usual place. “He asked me why I was sitting there. He then abused me and came to hit me. So, I got upset and jumped,” Santosh said.
The student also further blamed the teacher of being abusive to all students. “I don't want to tell on record the abusive language he used,” Santosh said. Basin Bridge police have registered a case and are investigating.
