KALPETTA: No one said Shehala Sherin, a fifth class student of Sulthan Bathery in Wayanad, was bitten by a snake, said the ambulance driver. Those in the ambulance just suspected of it. I confirmed of a snake bite after noticing the symptoms, said K Nazar. Doctors of the taluk hospital also could not assure it, he said.

Meantime, there will be departmental action against more officials. The collector has instructed to take steps to repair the class rooms and to close the breaks and cracks in classrooms. The health department has directed to examine if there was adequate treatment for anti-venom at the taluk hospital in Bathery.