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| 'Stunts' banned in India schools | 'Stunts' banned in India schools |
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| Schools in the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu will be instructed not to stage events with "risky" stunts, an official told the BBC. | Schools in the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu will be instructed not to stage events with "risky" stunts, an official told the BBC. |
| The move follows an event in which a martial arts trainer drove a motorcycle over the hands of students. | |
| The show, which was being staged during a function at a school in Villupuram, was stopped after the relative of a minister present protested. | The show, which was being staged during a function at a school in Villupuram, was stopped after the relative of a minister present protested. |
| Authorities said students' parents had pressured the school to hold the event. | Authorities said students' parents had pressured the school to hold the event. |
| The head of Tamil Nadu's elementary school department, K Devarajan, told the BBC that a circular would be issued to all the 50,000 schools in the state instructing them not to hold any events which involve "risky stunts and practices". | The head of Tamil Nadu's elementary school department, K Devarajan, told the BBC that a circular would be issued to all the 50,000 schools in the state instructing them not to hold any events which involve "risky stunts and practices". |
| Safety fears | Safety fears |
| The circular follows the incident at the elementary school in Villupuram on 15 July. | |
| A highlight of the event was a stunt in which a martial art rode a bike over the outstretched hands of students lying on the ground. | A highlight of the event was a stunt in which a martial art rode a bike over the outstretched hands of students lying on the ground. |
| Another stunt involved the motorcycle riding over a plank laid on top of a girl student lying on the ground. | Another stunt involved the motorcycle riding over a plank laid on top of a girl student lying on the ground. |
| Fearing for the safety of the students, a relative of the state higher education minister stopped the event midway. | Fearing for the safety of the students, a relative of the state higher education minister stopped the event midway. |
| "Though there are instructions to schools regarding safety of the students, such events sometimes happen because of the overwhelming demand from the parents of the students," Mr Devarajan said. | "Though there are instructions to schools regarding safety of the students, such events sometimes happen because of the overwhelming demand from the parents of the students," Mr Devarajan said. |
| Authorities say the students' parents had consented to the event | Authorities say the students' parents had consented to the event |
| He said parents of the students had insisted on this show. | He said parents of the students had insisted on this show. |
| "They told the principal that their children had been trained in such martial arts," Mr Devarajan said. | "They told the principal that their children had been trained in such martial arts," Mr Devarajan said. |
| One of the parents present at the event told one newspaper that they had consented to the event. | One of the parents present at the event told one newspaper that they had consented to the event. |
| "The students offered to lie down on their own," S Ilangovan said. | "The students offered to lie down on their own," S Ilangovan said. |
| Martial arts is very popular among students in India. Many schools hold special classes. | Martial arts is very popular among students in India. Many schools hold special classes. |