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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 are to 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 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, at a school in Villupuram, was stopped after protests from the relative of a government minister.
Authorities said students' parents had pressured the school to hold the event. Authorities said parents of students had pressured the school into staging 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 all 50,000 schools in the state would be told not to hold events which involve "risky stunts and practices".
Safety fearsSafety fears
The circular follows the incident at the elementary school in Villupuram on 15 July. It follows the incident on 15 July in which a martial arts trainer rode a motorcycle over the outstretched hands of students lying on the ground.
A highlight of the event was a stunt in which the martial arts trainer rode a bike over the outstretched hands of students lying on the ground. Another stunt involved the bike being ridden over a plank laid on top of a girl lying on the ground.
Another stunt involved the motorcycle being ridden over a plank laid on top of a girl student lying on the ground. The function was stopped by a relative of the state higher education minister who feared for the children's safety.
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 overwhelming demand from parents," 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 eventAuthorities say the students' parents had consented to the event
He said parents of the students had insisted on this show. He said that parents had insisted on the 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 told a 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 are very popular among students in India. Many schools hold special classes. Martial arts are popular among students in India and many schools hold special classes.