Family accuses Jazan school of negligence after student sustains serious electrical injury

Family accuses Jazan school of negligence after student sustains serious electrical injury

Saudi Gazette report JAZAN — A boy student in a school in the southern Jazan region sustained serious injuries due to electrical shock caused from school gym during the physical education period. The student Sattam Fakieh was admitted to intensive care unit of Prince Muhammad bin Nasser Hospital in Jazan after his condition worsened and fell into a coma. The family members of the student accused the school authorities of negligence in providing first aid and better treatment on time. They complained that the school authorities failed to inform the family about the accident and delayed taking him to hospital. What happened to the student became an instant hit on social media and many twitteratis urged the education authorities to hold accountable those committed negligence with regard to the critical condition of the student. Sattam is a student at a public school under Abu Arish Education Office in Jazan. According to the family sources, the student sustained injuries after he contacted with a cupboard air-conditioner due to the water leakage while he was attending his physical education session at the school’s gym. The student fell unconscious after an electric short circuit. The family complained that the school authorities had not