Hysteria

2022 - 7 - 27

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Uttarakhand: 'Mass hysteria' in government school, girls 'acting as if ... (Times of India)

A video of girl students purportedly screaming and rolling on the floor at a government school in Raikholi area of Bageshwar district is being widely.

A parent of one of the affected girls said, "I just hope that my daughter has not been possessed by some evil spirit. "Around 15 girls from the school have been acting in a strange manner for the past two days. This mass hysteria has triggered panic in the area," said a local resident.

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Students Cry, Shout, Bang Their Heads As 'Mass Hysteria' Grips ... (India.com)

Mass Hysteria in Uttarakhand school: A video of girl students purportedly screaming, crying and rolling on the floor at a government school in Raikholi area ...

Their medical examination showed that the girls were undernourished, had poor eyesight and were extremely tense, the TOI report said. The girl students were then subjected to medical tests and counselling. A team of administration and doctors visited the school after the incident left the education department in a tizzy.

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Students shout, cry, bang heads as mass hysteria grips school in ... (Kalinga TV)

A few girl students suddenly started screaming, shouting and banging their heads at a government school in Raikhuli village in Bageshwar.

A team of doctors will visit school today. Few students in a govt school in Bageshwar dist of#Uttarakhandon Wednesday suddenly started screaming and shouting. The entire incident was recorded on mobile and has gone viral on social media.

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Students Cry, Bang Heads As 'Mass Hysteria' Engulfs Govt School in ... (News18)

They were crying, shouting, shivering, and even trying to bang heads for no reason. We called their parents, they summoned a local priest, said teacher ...

Chandan Rawat, a member of the district panchayat in Bageshwar agreed such cases could be termed ‘mass hysteria. They believe school is doomed” said the teacher adding “we would do anything be it consulting doctors or taking help of faith healers so that everything becomes normal”. Few students in a govt school in Bageshwar dist of#Uttarakhandon Wednesday suddenly started screaming and shouting. The incident has left the education department in a tizzy. A team of doctors will visit school today. Parents insisted that we perform pooja inside the school campus.

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Uttarakhand: Students shout, scream, bang their heads as 'mass ... (Zee News)

In the footage, a number of students, mostly girls, started screaming and rolling on the ground in a fit of hysteria, causing panic among the teachers.

We called parents, they summoned a local priest and this is how the situation came under control,” Vimla Devi told a English news daily. Previously, the incidents of mass hysteria have been reported in government schools in neighbouring districts such as Almora, Pithoragarh, and Chamoli. New Delhi: A video of a Uttarakhand school, in which girl students can be seen purportedly screaming, crying and rolling on the floor, is doing rounds on social media platforms.

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