A school in Jumla has been closed after more than 40 students fell ill.
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The Krinamoksha Secondary School in Jumla has been closed after students started falling ill since Thursday afternoon.
On that day, 22 girls fell ill at once. After showing symptoms of crying, screaming, and shaking, their parents were called and the students were sent home, but on the second day, 18 girls and one boy fell ill as well.
According to Principal Krishna Budha, while prayers were being held in the line, one girl started crying loudly. After some time, another girl collapsed. After one after another started falling ill, the school called the parents and sought a solution.
Principal Budha said, “We sent the students home when the situation started getting out of control. It became difficult for the teachers to handle it. After one got sick, the others started showing symptoms as well. The children got scared.”
Some students seemed to faint, some cried continuously, and some behaved abnormally. The school has been closed in coordination with the municipal education chief after this incident, which started on Thursday, intensified on Friday.
A few days ago, a similar problem was seen at Shantijan Basic School Kandagaun in Sinja-6. A video showing students crying, shouting and fainting went viral on social media. The school also called a religious leader, performed prayers and performed religious activities, but there was no improvement. Health experts say that this incident may not be due to superstition but due to psychological problems.
Nandaraj Acharya, a psychologist at Karnali Health Sciences Academy Teaching Hospital, says that this situation may be related to 'mass conversion disorder', i.e. collective psychological effects. 'Fear, stress, social influence and emotional insecurity can cause such a reaction, especially in adolescents,' Acharya added, 'The behavior seen in one person is likely to spread to another. He argues that this problem can increase especially in an environment of overcrowding, extreme heat, mental pressure and fear.
Most schools in Karnali do not have a regular psychosocial counseling system . He said that a psychologist was called on Monday (today). Earlier, the same problem was seen in the girl students of this school. After counseling, the students were fine .
This problem has started to be seen in students from grades 6 to 10. Currently, 325 students are studying in the school.
