Staff members of the School of Eminence, Sekhewal, have come together to support one of their students, Gurpreet Singh, a class XI student, who suffered a serious intestinal injury during a routine judo practice session at the school. Gurpreet is currently undergoing treatment at a private hospital, with medical expenses already exceeding Rs 2.5 lakh.The school community has mobilised resources to assist the student and his family. Staff informed that Gurpreet was practising as usual when he complained of abdominal pain. Initially, it did not appear to be serious and he home. Later, his condition worsened.”School principal Naresh Kumar said that scanning showed internal bleeding. “We consulted a friend who is a doctor and he recommended a surgery. We had him admitted in DMCH and the operation was carried out successfully,” he said. Stunned by the harrowing ordeal the teen was undergoing, staff members rallied together to ensure that the boy received timely medical care. Harmeet Singh Walia, a lecturer, said that it was their collective responsibility. “We all feel for the child,” Walia said. “He comes from a humble background and is a sincere student. Everyone at school is doing their bit to help, emotionally as well as financially.”Gurpreet’s father, Baldev, works in a T-shirt manufacturing unit and earns just about Rs 12,000 a month. Expressing gratitude towards the school, he said, “We are not in a position to bear such huge expenses. The school helped us, and I have also borrowed money from friends and relatives but we are still short, and I don’t know how we will manage further treatment and recovery costs. I work on contract. It has been about 10 days since he got injured. These days in hospital also mean loss of earnings,” he said.Besides direct contributions, the school staff has reached out to the office of cabinet minister Sanjeev Arora and is urging NGOs to extend medical and financial support, the school principal said.
