kochi two weeks after a student of angadimogar government hss kasaragod lost her life after a tree fell on her while she was returning home the education department has ordered the transfer of the headmistress and another teacher who was the principalincharge of the institution the action is for their alleged lapses in following directions of the circular issued by the director general of education dge in connection with school reopeningmanju ve who had fulladditional charge of principal was transferred to the post of a commerce teacher at government higher secondary school achoor wayanad and the headmistress sheeba b was transferred to government higher secondary school bandadkaa departmental inquiry into the incident found that the teachers did not ensure the prior guidelines issued by the department to cut trees in the schools surroundings that posed a threat to the safety of studentsthe incident took place on the evening of july 3 class vi student aishath minha 11 daughter of bm yusuf and fathvimat zainab of angadimogar died when a branch of a tree near the school fell on her head though she was immediately taken to kumbala cooperative hospital the doctors declared her dead another student rifana had also suffered minor injuries in the incidentthe issue kicked off a controversy as many alleged negligence on the part of school authorities not to prune the branches or cut trees which posed a threat to students near the school following this minister for general education v sivankutty directed dge shanavas s to inquire if the circular issued by the department ahead of school reopening had been followed and if any lapses had occurredthe transfer order issued by dge shanavas stated that there were serious lapses on the part of the teachers they have been transferred with immediate effect in public interestmanju told toi that she received the additional charge of principal only on june 1 which was the reopening day the pruning of trees was supposed to be done ahead of the school reopening moreover the pta and school had already carried out some pruning works during the vacation the tree which fell on the student was not identified as one posing a threat i am being punished for no fault of mine she said