BETTIAH, Oct. 24 -- Over 300 students enrolled in Baharawa Kala Middle School in Bihar's East Champaran district narrowly escaped a major health scare after a lizard was found in the midday meal before it was served on Friday , raising concerns over food safety in school kitchens. Confirming this, school headmaster Dilip Kumar said the discovery came after the cook of the midday took out a scoop of the cooked vegetable to taste it before being served to the students. "All the prepared meals were discarded and fresh meals were cooked for the students," said the headmaster. Baharawa Kala Middle School in the Kotwa block of East Champaran, which operates with over 600 students and hold classes up to standard VIII, saw an attendance of 301 students on Friday. When contacted, Munni Devi, the cook said she was stunned by the discovery as she herself served a scoopful aloo- chana cooked as vegetables to go with rice. On getting the information, top district education officials including DPO and DEO visited the school and took stock of the situation....