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A school head has been suspended following the death of a student who was bitten by a snake inside a classroom in India.<\/p>\n
Classmates and family members of Shehla Sherin have accused teaching staff of not taking her injury seriously and failing to take her to hospital.<\/p>\n
The 10-year old\u2019s death has sparked widespread outrage and a protest march in Sulthan Bathery in Kerala state.<\/p>\n
A deputy head was also suspended by local government officials on Friday.<\/p>\n
Witnesses said Sherin complained about being bitten by a snake at about 15:00 local time (09:30 GMT) on Wednesday.<\/p>\n
The snake was hidden in a hole in the concrete floor, according to local reports.<\/p>\n
Classmates alleged a teacher, who has also been suspended, dismissed the student\u2019s bite claims as well as pleas to get her medical help.<\/p>\n
Sherin was not taken to a hospital until she was picked up by her father about an hour later, local reports say.<\/p>\n
The child\u2019s family say they visited three different medical facilities trying to get her anti-venom treatment before she died en route to a fourth.<\/p>\n
The death has sparked widespread complaints and protests about school conditions.<\/p>\n
State education officials have instructed local schools to inspect and clean-up their premises.<\/p>\n
A number of official bodies, including the Kerala State Human Rights Commission, are also looking into the case.<\/p>\n<\/figure>\n
Rahul Gandhi, who is an MP for Wayanad district where the girl died, has written to Kerala\u2019s chief minister.<\/p>\n
In his letter,\u00a0Mr Gandhi highlighted the problems with \u201ccrumbling infrastructure\u201d inside the school\u00a0and called for compensation for the victim\u2019s family.<\/p>\n
\u201cI hope that the state government takes the necessary measures to ensure that no parent has to bear the pain of such a preventable tragedy again,\u201d he was quoted by the Times of India as saying.<\/p>\n
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