Teacher assaulted as student groups clash during arts festival
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Police resorted to a lathicharge after a clash broke out between students of two schools during the Pattambi sub-district school arts festival at Parudur Higher Secondary School, Nadaparamba, on Thursday. The unrest later spilled into the school building, where a teacher who tried to intervene was assaulted.
The incident occurred around noon at Parudur Higher Secondary School, when students from the host school and Government Vocational Higher Secondary School, Koppam, clashed on the festival venue. As tensions escalated, police from Thrithala resorted to a lathi-charge to disperse the students.
Following this, the students moved into the school building, where the clash continued. Ansil, a temporary physical education teacher at Government Vocational Higher Secondary School, Koppam, was allegedly assaulted while attempting to separate the students and prevent further violence. A group of students reportedly surrounded the teacher and kicked him during the incident.
Teachers and local residents present at the venue intervened and brought the situation under control.
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