The girls from the school sat as a group and played the Ojo board. But as the anxiety and panic increased, one after another the students fell down. Then the students were taken to the nearby hospital. Hugo Torres, Head of Galeras Educational Institute, said that 28 female students had such problems due to anxiety.
A report quoting school authorities said that many students fell unconscious. They were immediately admitted to a nearby hospital and their families were informed. The authorities have not released any information about the names of the children admitted to the hospital or their health status.
At the same time, parents are raising severe criticism against the school authorities. The parents say that there has been use of ojo board in the school before and they cannot accept the school authorities’ way of allowing such things.
Pictures of students being taken to the hospital have come out. Officials say that all the children who were admitted to the hospital had the same symptoms. As anxiety and panic increased, blood pressure rose and they collapsed.
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