The parents of nine-year-old Amayra, who died after jumping from the fourth floor of her Jaipur school, have accused the teacher and school administration of ignoring her repeated bullying complaints and alleged a cover-up.
The parents of a nine-year-old girl who jumped to her death from the fourth floor of a private school in Jaipur have accused a teacher of ignoring their daughter’s repeated complaints about being bullied by her classmates, even on the day of the incident.
They alleged that the girl had approached the teacher at least four times, complaining about being bullied by some boys in her class, and that the parents themselves had raised the issue with the school on earlier occasions.
“She had complained to me several times about being bullied in class. Some boys used to disrespect her and tease her by linking her name with another boy. I had approached the teacher regarding this matter, but she was very insensitive,” the girl’s mother, Shivani, told India Today.
On November 1, nine-year-old Amayra jumped from the fourth floor of Neerja Modi School, a height of nearly 48 feet, in an incident her parents described as “beyond imagination” for a child who was “happy and bright.” She was rushed to a hospital but was declared dead on arrival. The tragic event was captured on CCTV, which showed her climbing onto the railing before jumping.
According to the mother, the bullying had intensified last year and continued this year since the same set of students remained in her section. “I had complained once or twice last year too. I even told the principal, Indu ma’am, about what was happening to Amayra inside the classroom,” she added.
