Moradabad: A professor has approached Moradabad District Magistrate Dr Rajendra Pensiya after his six-year-old daughter, a Class LKG student, was bitten by a mosquito inside her school. The professor said he was concerned about the health risks posed by mosquito-borne diseases and questioned who would be responsible if his daughter developed an illness following the incident.
Parent raises school safety concerns
Dr Sonu Singh, an assistant professor at Amity University, Noida, emailed the district magistrate on August 19, complaining about the condition at Shirdi Sai Public School on Kanth Road. He said his daughter had been bitten by a mosquito at the school on more than one occasion despite an earlier complaint being made through the school diary.
Singh said he had first informed the school administration after his daughter was bitten, expecting the management to take steps to prevent a recurrence. However, according to him, no effective action was taken and the child was bitten again.
"If the mosquito bite causes any disease to my daughter, who will be responsible?" Singh asked in his complaint, seeking accountability from the school administration.
Complaint seeks accountability
The professor said schools have a responsibility to provide children with a clean and safe environment, particularly when parents pay fees for their education and entrust their children to the institution for several hours every day.
"As parents, we leave our children in the care of the school and expect them to provide a safe environment. We are paying the full fee, yet the school is not fulfilling its responsibility," Singh said.
The complaint has now prompted the district administration to intervene. District Magistrate Dr Rajendra Pensiya said he had directed the District Inspector of Schools (DIOS) to ensure that cleanliness and preventive measures are maintained not only at the school concerned but across schools in the district.
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Administration orders action
DIOS Ritu Tomar said the complaint had been taken into cognisance and the private school had been instructed to undertake fogging. She said action would be taken if the school failed to comply with the instructions.
The incident has also raised questions about basic sanitation and mosquito-control measures in schools, particularly during the monsoon when stagnant water and increased mosquito activity can heighten the risk of vector-borne diseases. For the parents, however, the immediate concern remains the safety of their six-year-old daughter and whether the school is taking adequate measures to prevent similar incidents.
