Black Friday

It was a heart breaking accident which left the parents of school going kids speechless in sorrow and fear.90 kids were burnt alive when a major fire broke out in a primary school at Kumbakonam,Tamil nadu.When i saw the news in the internet first,i was not aware of the degree of devestation.But after a while,when i saw the details that 90 primary school students were burnt alive,my heart froze.This is the kind of loss that nothing can compensate it and console the grief of the parents.We do not know how many future entrepreneurs we lost in that accident.
 
There are certain other things i noticed during the proceedings after the accident.The first and most important is the manner in which the media handled the coverage of the news.In my humble opinion,the media should have restricted the coverage by not showing the severely charred bodies of the kids.It does not add up any value to the news.instead,such photo news simply increases the grievances and increases the panic among the other parents.Those photos were in such a way that if a weak hearted person takes a look at those snaps,he or she is sure to have at least a mild attack.Media is such a senstive medium that they should realize it and have some ethics in their job.

Next thing is the TamilNadu government's relief measures.It was good to see the CM cancelling the licence of all the schools with thatched roofs and those that do not meet the minimum safety requirements.We hope the government  take the future of the students in those schools also into consideration.This accident is an alarm for the government and the educational authorities that they cannot afford to be careless in the precautionary meassures anymore.
 
The District educational Officer and some more  have been suspended.All i know is the District Educational officer visits the schools every year and ask the students some questions and makes sure the academics are conducted properly.I do not think he has any power to decide the licence issues of the schools.I feel the government blindly points the fingers at everybody in the hierarchy.This is not time for the blame game.They should concentrate more in the precautionary actions to avoid further incidents like this.
 
It was sad to see the teachers of the concerned school are chased by the police like criminals.Though the allegation that they fled the spot during the accident is justified to certain extent,this is no way to treat the noble professionals.What they did during the accident was just human.They do not deserve punishments like sentencing them for 7 years imprisonment and all.People who are to be arrested here are the corrupt educational authorities, who gave permission for such an unsafe premises.Here politicians do that usual foul play and make the common teachers as soft targets.
May the little innocent souls rest in peace and may God give mental strength to the parents to overcome this terrible incident.