Class 12 exam results: Thanjavur girl dies by suicide fearing failure; later found to have passed with 68.83%
The student, P Arthika (17), was a resident of Padugai near Papanasam and studied at the Government Girls Higher Secondary School, Papanasam.
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TIRUCHY: Class 12 girl who died by suicide on the eve of the result day, passed in the exam and secured 413 marks with an average of 70 marks in each subject except English.
Fearing the result, P Arthika, a class 12 student, killed herself by hanging, but she scored a total of 413 marks with 72 in Tamil, 48 in English,65 in Physics, 78 in Chemistry, 70 in Botany and 80 in Zoology.
As soon as the results were out, Arhika’s mother, Tamil Selvi, who was unable to control her tears, said that she was afraid of English and was telling us that she could score low marks in English, but she scored 48 in the particular subject. “She was in unnecessary fear. Had we known it earlier, we could have consoled her and saved her life”, said Tamil Selvi.
She also appealed to the students that suicide is not the solution for failure, but they should open up to their parents or at least to their friends so that they can avoid such extreme decisions, she added.
Discussing suicides can be triggering for some. However, suicides are preventable.
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