Students and teachers of Government Senior Secondary School here are yet to come to term with the shootout on the school premises yesterday. Four students received splinter injuries in the incident.
The Tribune team that visited the school today found the teaching staff terrified. Most students chose to keep mum on the issue
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“That the teenaged students were in possession of illegal arms is a matter of concern. If the youngsters can go to this extent over a minor scuffle with their classmate, it is frightening to think as to what they could do if a teacher reprimands them,” said a teacher, pleading anonymity. “We could not have imagined pistols in the hands of young students. Minor scuffles do occur but this kind of violent antagonism was beyond our imagination,” said another teacher.
“Had we known that the students were armed, we would have, perhaps, not intervened in the fight,” said an eyewitness.
