Headmistress of G.V. Raja Sports School at Mylom suspended
Director of Public Instruction (DPI) K.V. Mohankumar has ordered a detailed inquiry into the incident of suspected food poisoning at the G.V. Raja Sports School at Mylom where 70 students were taken ill after consuming food on Saturday.
The headmistress of the school, Sasikala, has been placed under suspension pending inquiry by Joint DPI (Academic) Shibu. The joint director has been asked to submit his report within 10 days.
Meantime, 26 of the 27 students admitted to the Government Medical College Hospital (MCH) were discharged on Sunday. The remaining student was expected to be discharged on Monday, medical college authorities said.
Mr. Mohankumar told The Hindu here on Sunday that the school headmistress had taken a very irresponsible attitude to the incident.
Unreachable
“I came to know of the incident after being informed by Pradeep, Principal of the vocational higher secondary section of the school. The headmistress who is in charge of the school is yet to call me or any of my officers. She is also not reachable over phone. When the food safety team went to the school to take samples from the mess, they found the facility locked. There was no one to help them,” he said.
Canteen to be cleaned
Though the contract for running the mess was said to be given to a Kudumbasree unit, there are rumours that it was actually run by another person or agency. Such details were also not forthcoming from the school, Mr. Mohankumar said. The school would remain closed till August 3. This, he said, would give the authorities time to clean up the canteen facility and ensure that they meet all prescribed standards of hygiene.
The report from the office of the food safety commissioner was expected next week, he added.
26 of 27 students admitted to MCH discharged on Sunday
School to remain closed till August 3
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