7, Seven, Yes Seven Children Have Died When a government school roof collapsed in Rajasthan's Jhalawar district last week.

But here's the thing that should shake us all: this wasn't a freak accident. It was inevitable.

As per a India Today report, "The morning started like any other at Piplodi Government Upper Primary School. Children gathered for morning prayers around 8:30 am. Some noticed chunks of gravel falling from the ceiling and alerted their teachers. But the teachers dismissed their concerns".
Story continues and says that, According to a media report, one was reportedly eating poha when the roof came crashing down. Within moments, seven children aged between 6 and 15 were dead, under slabs and debris.

A surviving student gave a particularly chilling account to India Today TV: "Pebbles were falling. When the students told the teachers, they scolded them and kept having breakfast. If the children were taken out, the accident would not have happened."

The teacher's apathy mirrored something much larger -- India's complete desensitization to the possibility of school building collapses.

THE NUMBERS THAT TELL A HORROR STORY
The statistics paint a grim picture of India's school infrastructure. According to the latest UDISE+ data, over 6,000 schools across India don't even have proper buildings. That's 6,000 schools where children are expected to learn without basic shelter.