The family of a six-year-old KG student allegedly assaulted by an eight-year-old boy at Government Sanskriti Model School in Sector 20, Panchkula, has raised serious questions about how the school handled her treatment. The family says a delay in arranging her care at two hospitals cost her crucial time, and they are now demanding action against the school staff.
Panchkula School Assault: How the Treatment Delay Unfolded
The family's account describes a chain of hospital visits that stretched out the girl's care. According to the family, school teachers first took her to a private hospital in Sector 21. She was then shifted to the Civil Hospital in Sector 6 after the issue of treatment expenses came up. The Civil Hospital subsequently referred her to the Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER), Chandigarh.
The girl's uncle, Fazil, said the teachers initially offered to bear the treatment expenses, but the hospital sought Rs 70,000. The teachers then said they could contribute only Rs 20,000. The father of the eight-year-old boy was subsequently involved in the matter.
Family Demands Action Against School Staff
The family's central complaint is not just about the assault itself, but about what happened after it. In their view, the time lost moving the child between hospitals — with a dispute over who would pay — made a difficult situation worse. They are demanding that the school staff be held accountable for the delay in getting the girl proper treatment.
To put it plainly, the sequence described by the family raises a basic question: when a young child is hurt at school, who is responsible for making sure she gets care without delay? The family says the answer, in this case, was no one clearly — and that the cost conversation came before the child's treatment.
Our Take: A Child's Care Should Never Wait on a Bill
In our view, this case points to a gap that schools cannot afford to have. A six-year-old was allegedly assaulted on school premises, and the response that followed — as described by her family — was a shuffle between hospitals tied to a dispute over expenses. Whether the school should pay is a fair question, but it is not a question that should stand between an injured child and medical care.
The family's demand for action against school staff is reasonable and deserves a proper hearing. Schools are trusted with children's safety, and that trust includes acting quickly and decisively when something goes wrong. If the account given by the family holds up, the delay is the real failure here — and it needs to be examined, not explained away.
Sources & References
- Original news report on the Panchkula school assault and the family's allegations of delayed treatment
