Collector Anupam Saha on Thursday took action against eight staffs of the Antaraba Residential School under Mohana block in the district for their negligence as 29 minor girl students had left the school and went missing for 20 hours on January 26.
“The students left a letter mentioning that the teachers of the school were not cooperating with them following which they were compelled to leave the hostel,” said District Welfare Officer (DWO) Santosh Rath.
On Sunday night the district administration officials and police rescued all 29 girls of school from an isolated house near Tanglipadar village after tracking the mobile phone of one of the missing girls.
Later DWO Rath after a detailed inquiry had written a letter to the District Collector to suspend Headmaster Bijay Kumar Ratha, Assistant Teacher N Suresh Chandra and transfer Assistant Teachers Premananda Parichha, Gettanjali Senapati, Senapati Sahu, Jayanti Behera and issue show-cause notice to Matrons Bandane Sobha Sunder and Sabita Bija.