Students of the Satyasai Sevashram Primary School at Khandagiri here had a miraculous escape on Saturday when chunks of plaster fell off from the ceiling in a classroom.
The incident took place during class hours in the presence of students and teachers.
Soon after the mishap, students along with their guardians staged a demonstration demanding immediate steps to repair the school building.
“We were sitting in the classroom when the plaster chunks started falling down. We all rushed outside immediately,” said a student.
As per the allegations of parents, this was not the first instance that chunks fell off from the ceiling in a classroom. When a similar incident had occurred on August 8, the school was closed and the classes resumed after a few days.
Some parents said as they are not financially well-off, they cannot send their children to private schools. They want that their children should get educated but are afraid about the safety of their wards due to such incidents occurring frequently.