Manama: An education district in Kuwait expelled, shifted and suspended students from a girls’ high school after staging a prank in which 42 girls suffocated and needed urgent medical treatment.
According to the report endorsed by the Jahra Education District, students smuggled firecrackers into the school and tampered with the fire extinguishers to cause panic among the girls.
The students had planned the prank in order to take pictures and videos of the general panic and post them on their social media accounts, the report added, Kuwaiti daily Al Rai reported on Thursday.
According to reports, 42 students needed treatment although the inhaled material from the fire extinguishers was not toxic. Most cases were treated on the spot, but at least three girls needed to be transferred to a Jahra hospital, north-west of the capital Kuwait City. Doctors said that many of the cases were caused by fear and panic.
“Their reckless behaviour that has almost caused the death of other students is a major violation of the regulations,” the district said.
The district decided to expel eight students from all schools under its authority and to shift six others to other schools in Jahra.
Other students were suspended for using their cell phones to take pictures and videos of the general panic.
Four school staffers were referred to questioning for their negligence and for failing to monitor the school sections under their responsibilities, the district said.
“Jahra educational district is keen on deterring any violations that may threaten the lives of our students or our educational and administrative staff,” the district said.
