After a Class-X girl delivered a baby in a residential school hostel in Kandhamal district, the school headmistress has been suspended and two contractual teachers disengaged for alleged negligence, said official sources on Wednesday.
The student had delivered the baby on last Friday night.The district administration suspended lingagada Residential Girls’ High School headmistress Ashalata Pati and disengaged contractual teachers Sasmita Parida and Namita Pradhan on Tuesday.
An auxiliary nurse midwife (ANM), SB Pradhan, responsible for the healthcare of the students, was also removed.Kandhamal district Collector, N Thirumala Naik, had visited the school on Saturday last.Police said they have registered a case in connection with the incident based on a complaint lodged by the Khajuripada Block Extension Officer.