Two Jammu and Kashmir schools struggle with war trauma and damage
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Updated · The Hindu · May 7
Two Jammu and Kashmir schools struggle with war trauma and damage
4 articles · Updated · The Hindu · May 7
At Christ High School in Poonch, Pakistani shelling during May 7-11 last year killed three pupils among 21 civilian deaths, while a Pulwama school still awaits compensation for a ₹23 lakh loss.
The Poonch school held silent prayers but avoided campus ceremonies, saying students needed months of counselling and still feared loud sounds; shelling also damaged roofs, windows, power and water access.
In Wuyan, Pulwama, an unidentified aerial object damaged Madrasa Taleem ul Quran's building and labs, but unresolved cause has blocked relief, a year after Operation Sindoor followed the Pahalgam attack that killed 26 civilians.
A year after the conflict, why was one traumatized school rebuilt while the other was left in ruins?
Has India's new 'unwavering' terror policy made its border schools safer or just escalated the risk for children?