The headmistress of a Government High School at Kuppuchipalayam in Ammapettai block has been suspended following the death of a Class VI student after he came into contact with a live electric wire on the school premises on Tuesday (August 11, 2026). Headmistress Nirmala was reportedly aware of the snapped wire and had warned students not to go near the area. However, after lunch, Yogesh and some other students went near the water tank to wash their lunch boxes. Yogesh stepped into water that had accumulated near the wire and suffered an electric shock. Following the incident, students and relatives staged a road blockade near the Kuppuchipalayam bus stop on the Bhavani–Mettur–Thoppur National Highway, demanding action.