Teachers Day meal ends in pain By : V. Shankar Ganesh
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\nKAPAR: Pupils of SJK (T) Vallambrosa here were delighted that their teachers were giving them free food and drinks during recess yesterday.
\nTheir joy, however, did not last very long.
\nSome 100 pupils had to be rushed to the Kapar government clinic for suspected food poisoning by the end of the school day at 1pm. Of these, 50 were later sent to the Tengku Ampuan Rahimah Hospital in Klang.
\nThe 500-odd pupils of the school had earlier celebrated Teachers Day during recess at 10.30 am, with food prepared by the school canteen operator and sponsored by the teachers.
\nTwo hours later, many began to vomit while others had diarrhoea. Some even fainted.
\nHeadmaster R. Subramaniam said teachers prevented pupils from returning home at the end of the school day to monitor their condition. Only after ensuring that the remaining children did not have any symptoms of food poisoning were they allowed to go back.
\n“This is the first time an incident like this has happened. The canteen operator has been doing business here for the past four years without incident. We will find out how this happened,” he said.
\nThe affected children were taken in eight ambulances from the government clinic to the hospital.
\nAnxious parents and teachers were seen waiting at the hospital’s emergency department. Several were crying as the children were wheeled in.
\nLater, state executive councillor Kamala Ganapathy visited the children and consoled their parents.
\nHospital director Dr Yahya Baba said that of the 50 affected children, four were warded while the rest received outpatient treatment.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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