A 12-year-old Indian school girl killed herself after allegedly being shouted at for staining her uniform and bench with period blood.
The 7th grader, a student in a Senthil Nagar school, in Tamil Nadu’s Palayamkottai, Southern India, had asked for permission to go to the restroom after her menstrual blood stained her uniform and bench but the teacher allegedly yelled at her.
A schoolgirl killed herself after allegedly being shouted at for staining her uniform and bench with period blood.
The 12-year-old girl was on her period when her menstrual blood leaked onto her clothes and bench.
She was allegedly scolded by her teacher for making a mess.
The girl was in seventh grade at Senthil Nagar school in the residential area of Senthil Nagar, Palayamkottai Town, in Tirunelveli District, Tamil Nadu State, Southern India.
She jumped off her neighbour’s terrace in the early hours of the morning.
Her shocked parents said they did not know she was suicidal and only found out about her reasons in a letter she left.
The note reportedly read: “I don’t know what to say. Until now you didn’t hear any complaint about me but why did the teacher complain about me like this?”
According to reports, the teacher allegedly shouted at the girl in front of her classmates.
The incident sparked protests from the parents of pupils who were angry over the girl’s death.
Police managed to break up the crowd and promised to take action.
An investigation has been launched, a senior police spokesperson confirmed.
They added: “Right now we are hearing different versions. Only after the completion of probe will we have clarity.”
It is not known whether the unnamed teacher in question faces police action.
At about 3 a.m. yesterday she jumped off the terrace of her neighbour’s house. Her shocked parents had no idea why she had taken her own life, until they found her suicide note. In it, she said her friends had pointed out that her bench and uniform had menstrual blood on them.
Embarrassed, she asked her teacher for permission to go to the restroom but the teacher reprimanded her in front of her classmates, told her to leave the room, and scolded her asking if she couldn’t even place her pad properly. The teacher then took her to see the principal, who allegedly scolded her as well.
“I don’t know what to say. Until now you didn’t hear any complaint about me but why did the teacher complain about me like this?”, she asked in her suicide note.
The incident sparked protests from the parents of pupils and members of the public who were angry over the girl’s death. Police managed to break up the crowd and promised to take action.
A senior police spokesperson confirmed that an investigation has been launched.
They added: “Right now we are hearing different versions. Only after the completion of probe will we have clarity.”
