Crime
Suicide: 7th grade student jumps in river after failing exam
Gilgit, March 26: A female student of class 7th jumped in the Gilgit River, killing herself, after failing in exams.
According to details. a girl jumped in the Gilgit river near Haramosh Village, around 30 kilometres away, after being distressed due to failure in an exam.
Families and fellow students of the deceased teen have expressed shock over the incident.
It would be a better decision to eliminate the word fail from our school assessment system especially from class 1 to 8. Students could be promoted to higher classes and after class 8 if it is found that the student is not fit for academics, shud be placed in vocational education. The academic pressure is putting lives to risk.