Jhalawar School Roof Collapse: Students' Warning Ignored

July 26, 2025 - The toll in the July 25 tragic school building roof collapse in Rajasthan’s Jhalawar has risen to seven as three more students succumbed to their injuries. The incident occurred in the morning as students of the Government Upper Primary School in Jhalawar district’s Piplod village had gathered in a room for morning prayers. At least 28 are said to be injured.

One of the students who was present in the classroom and managed to escape the falling debris, recounted the horror saying the students gathered in the room noticed the gravel falling from the roof. She had rushed to warn her teacher about it, but apparently the teacher, who was eating breakfast with other staff members in the outer area, scolded her and told her to get back to the classroom. Soon after the roof collapsed on the gathered students burying most of them under the debris.

Five staff members have been suspended by the authorities for criminal negligence.

As per preliminary reports, the building was in a dilapidated condition. Angry and grief-stricken locals allege they had informed the tehsildar and sub-divisional magistrate about the condition of the school building but no action was taken.

According to Jhalawar Collector Ajay Singh, the district administration had asked the Education Department for a list of all dilapidated school buildings in the district but said that this school building was not included in the list.

With Media Inputs