Delhi Teacher Dies Of Heart Attack, Family Alleges SIR Related Stress
A 51-year-old teacher in Delhi died of a heart attack, with her family attributing the tragedy to extreme stress from balancing teaching duties with additional election-related administrative work. The incident has sparked concerns among educators regarding the growing burden of non-teaching assignments.
Why it matters
It highlights the systemic issue of administrative overreach in public education systems and the potential health risks posed to teachers by excessive workload.
A 51-year-old teacher employed at an Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) primary school, who was also assigned booth level officer (BLO) duties as part of the SIR exercise, died of heart attack on Wednesday, her family said.According to the family, Suman Lata, a nursery teacher posted at an MCD primary school in Kapashera, died of heart attack Wednesday morning. She is survived by her husband, a son and a daughter.Her husband, Sanjeev Kumar Yadav, 52, told PTI that she had been under considerable stress over the past few days while balancing her responsibilities as a teacher and her duties as a BLO in the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise in the capital."When our kids tried to wake her up, she didn't move. She did not have any pre-existing medical condition.
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