Meanwhile, the Joint Parents’ Association has also alleged that the school tried to destroy evidence and has demanded a fair and transparent inquiry along with strict action against those responsible.
The parents of a nine-year-old girl who died after jumping from the fourth floor of her school in Jaipur have blamed a teacher for ignoring their repeated complaints about bullying. The incident took place on November 1 at Neerja Modi School, where the girl, Amayra, jumped from a height of about 48 feet. She was taken to a nearby hospital but was declared dead on arrival. CCTV footage from the school shows her climbing onto the railing before jumping.
Amayra’s mother, Shivani, told India Today that she had informed her daughter’s teacher that Amayra was being bullied by her classmates, but the teacher did nothing to help. “At one of the parent-teacher meetings, I saw a boy making hand gestures toward her. When I asked the teacher about it, she said Amayra should understand that this is a co-ed school,” Shivani said. She also added that the family is not satisfied with the police investigation so far.
Family members said this was not the first time they had complained about the school’s lack of action. Earlier in the week, a relative revealed that Amayra had herself told teachers several times that she was being bullied for nearly a year, but no one took her seriously.
A year ago, an audio clip captured Class 4 student Amayra crying and pleading, saying, “I don’t want to go to school… please don’t send me.” Her mother, Shivani Meena, had recorded the clip and shared it with the class teacher, hoping it would make the school take notice of what was bothering her daughter.
“I spoke to the class teacher and even to the class coordinator several times over the past year,” Shivani said. “But they either brushed me off or completely ignored my concerns.”
According to the family, CCTV footage from the day of the incident shows that Amayra went to her teacher four times to complain but no steps were taken to address her concerns.
Nearly a week after the tragic incident, the school authorities have still not released an official statement explaining their side of the story.
According to reports, when police arrived at the scene, they discovered that the spot where Amayra had fallen had been cleaned, and there were no visible bloodstains left in the area.
The family has since filed an FIR against the school administration, alleging that Amayra’s death happened under suspicious circumstances. They have questioned how such an incident could occur inside a school and have demanded a full investigation into the role of the teachers and staff.
The school administration has been accused of staying silent and not cooperating with investigators.
Meanwhile, the Joint Parents’ Association has also alleged that the school tried to destroy evidence and has demanded a fair and transparent inquiry along with strict action against those responsible.
“We spoke to her uncle and learned about what happened that day,” said Arvind Agarwal, chief of the Joint Parents’ Association Rajasthan, in a statement to India Today. “We also spoke with students who were nearby and found out that Amayra had been facing harassment for nearly one to two years over such issues.”
