Meanwhile, Wayanad District Sessions Judge A Harris China automotive injection mold Factory visited the school this morning and saw the sorry state of the school and its premises and said it was unfortunate.Meanwhile, the government has suspended a casualty medical officer of the Bathery taluk hospital for not administering anti-venom to the child. "The teachers are supposed to educate the children on how to react in such situations.Students of a government school took out a protest march here on Friday demanding stern action against their teachers over the death of a 10-year-old girl after being bitten by a snake inside her classroom. "We want justice for Shehala. But in this case, the teachers, despite repeated requests from students failed to take the child to hospital," the chief minister said..Shehala Sherin, a fifth standard student, was taken to hospital over an hour after the incident at around 3 pm on Wednesday, her fellow students had alleged.There are snake pits in many places in the school compound, he said.

A boy student, with a plastic snake wrapped around his neck, said there is not even a first aid box in the school where there are snakes slithering everywhere on the playground and in classrooms. Strong action will be taken against those responsible for any lapses in their duty, Vijayan added. Though her parents rushed her to four hospitals where no anti-venom was administered and they were told to take the child to the Kozhikode Medical College hospital, which is about 90 km from Sulthan Bathery.Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan said the incident was unfortunate and assured strong action against those responsible for the lapse in saving the child's life.

"We are taking the situation seriously," he told reporters.Shehal Sherin, a fifth standard student, died after being bitten by a snake inside her classroom on Wednesday. Stern action should be taken against the Parents Teachers Association (PTA), the teachers who refused to rush the student to hospital and the doctors who refused to treat her," a student said.Wayanad: The Students Federation of India(SFI) members clash with Police during protest against the death of a 10-year-old student herenon Friday. Basic facilities like clean toilets are not available at the vocational higher secondary school, some others said. Kerala Human Rights Commission and Child Rights Protection Commission have registered separate cases.

Raising slogans and holding placards, the students in their uniforms, took out the march through Sulthan Bathery town and converged in front of the government vocational higher secondary school in Wayanad district.A detailed report has been sought from the Deputy Director of the Education department and District Medical Officer on the lapses on the part of school and hospitals, where the child was taken. District Child Welfare Committee (CWC) President K Aravindakshan said based on newspaper reports on the death of the student, CWC had on their own registered a case.After a preliminary probe, a teacher, Shijil, was suspended for alleged lapse.Congress leader and Wayanad MP, Rahul Gandhi wrote to Vijayan, saying the school's "crumbling infrastructure" needed urgent attention of the state government

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