Students Hospitalised After Excessive PT and Yoga Session at Government School

More than a dozen students at PM Shri Kendriya Vidyalaya in Harchandpur were hospitalised after fainting from performing physical training and yoga twice during the morning assembly. An investigation is underway to determine the cause of the excessive exercise. All students are currently stable.

Over a dozen students from PM Shri Kendriya Vidyalaya in Harchandpur were hospitalised on Tuesday after collapsing during a rigorous morning assembly session involving physical training (PT) and yoga, officials reported.

District Magistrate Prem Ranjan Singh revealed that the students, ranging from classes 6 to 9, were made to perform the exercises twice, leading to several of them fainting. School Principal Sandhya Sharan expedited their transfer to a medical college for treatment.

Authorities confirmed that around a dozen students are now stable, and an investigation has been initiated to understand why such excessive physical exertion occurred. A medical team has also been dispatched to assess the health of other students.

(With inputs from agencies.)