A Teacher Slept in a Haunted Classroom to Dispel a Myth

One day, while Ravindar was teaching class 7th students, a tree fell outside, after which the students informed him about the ghost in the class 5 room that used to be empty. A myth about ghosts in schools is nothing new, with students actively creating ‘conspiracy’ theories about the dead haunting specific spots.

A similar thing happened in Telangana’s Adilabad district where students believed that the Class 5 room was home to a ghost at the Mandal Parishad Upper Primary School. However, a teacher named Nuthal Ravindar debunked the myth and eased the students’ fears about the supernatural.

The students shared their experiences about the noises they heard from the empty room and were convinced about their claims regarding the resident school ghost. To prove them wrong and convince the students to stop fearing such ‘ghosts’, he challenged himself to sleep in the Class 5 room for the night.

The students insisted he undertake the challenge on July 5, as it was Amavasya — the night of the New Moon. Ravindar then carried along a bedsheet and a torch, arriving at the school at 8 pm. The night passed, and the students stood outside the classroom waiting to see their teacher. At 6 am, the door opened, and Ravindar emerged, looking fine enough to convince the students that no ghost haunted the room.

Speaking to The Times of India, he said, “The fear among the students was for real. There were 87 students in the school, and last year one of the boys left to join a private school because he was convinced that a ghost haunted the school building.” He mentioned that the boy who had left school also came to see him in the morning.

Content contributed by dh web desk, reported from Adilabad, Telangana, India, sourced by deccanherald.com