In a shocking video, a class X student is seen slapping another student just for putting it on his social media profile, Snapchat. The incident took place at Pathways School, Noida. The incident reportedly took place on Monday at around 2 pm at the school campus. In the video, the victim is seen in distress and tries to cover his face as the fellow student slapped him mercilessly. The duo is surrounded by some other students but they did not interfere. The student who is recording the clipping on mobile phone is seen continuously directing them how to give a perfect shot in one go. The victim is seen bleeding from his left ear at the end of the video.
While the students’ parents could not be reached for a comment, school authorities maintained that the incident pertained to a “slap bet” and was not a case of bullying. In an official statement, the school director, Shalini Advani said, “This is a rather unfortunate incident. However, this is not a bullying incident. It is the outcome of a consensual peer ‘slap bet’ episode that a few Pathways School Noida students had between themselves. Pathways School Noida has been swift in responding to the situation and has taken appropriate action with involvement of parents of the students involved.” Quote from Indian Express.
The parents have said that the boy has stopped going to school and he is in mental and physical trauma. The victim’s mother received the video from the parent of a fellow student. The family has also alleged that the school authorities neither provided emergency medical aid to the student nor informed them.
