“Hearty and warm welcome to all our beloved students. May God bless you with wisdom and knowledge and success as you continue your studies in the academic year 2025-26” — read the banner in the school, where students were returning after nearly six weeks, getting to their classrooms through metal detectors and layers of security put up by the Ahmedabad city police and two private agencies. Teachers were seen offering chocolates to the students.

On August 20, a Class 10 student of the school died of injuries in a hospital a day after he was allegedly stabbed by a batchmate . A mob later vandalised the premises and the school was shut down on the orders of the District Education Officer (DEO), leading to online classes for its over 10,000 students.

On Friday, as students gathered for t

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