Safety of kids is duty of schools, says CBSE
THE CIRCULAR COMES FIVE DAYS AFTER AN EIGHTYEAROLD BOY WAS FOUND DEAD NEAR THE TOILET OF RYAN INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL
The circular comes five days after an eight-year-old boy was found dead with his throat slit near the toilet of Ryan Internation School, Bhondsi.
“It is a fundamental right of a child to engage and study in an
environment where he/she feels safe and is free from any form of
physical or emotional abuse or harassment,” the CBSE said in its circular. The circular issued also says that schools affiliated to the CBSE
need to get a “psychometric evaluation” of their teachers and staff
done by professional psychologists within two months and send an action
taken report.
The CBSE, at the same time, has also asked schools to adhere to existing guidelines that were issued by the board and the Union Human Resources Development ministry in 2014. In the circular, CBSE has also directed schools to get a “security and safety audit” of their premises and all employees from their respective local police stations within a period of two months. “Such verification and evaluation for non-teaching staff such as, bus drivers, conductors, peon and other support staff may be done very carefully and in a detailed manner. This may be complied and reported online on CBSE website within two months,” the board said, threatening punitive action against those failing to comply. There are more than 18000 CBSE affiliated schools in the country including Kendriaya Vidayalayas and Jawahar Navodaya Vidayalayas.
“The access to school building by outsiders should be controlled and visitors monitored,” the circular said. “Any violation or lapses with regard to safety of children campus would invite action,” CBSE deputy secretary Jaiprakash Chaturvedi said.
The CBSE, at the same time, has also asked schools to adhere to existing guidelines that were issued by the board and the Union Human Resources Development ministry in 2014. In the circular, CBSE has also directed schools to get a “security and safety audit” of their premises and all employees from their respective local police stations within a period of two months. “Such verification and evaluation for non-teaching staff such as, bus drivers, conductors, peon and other support staff may be done very carefully and in a detailed manner. This may be complied and reported online on CBSE website within two months,” the board said, threatening punitive action against those failing to comply. There are more than 18000 CBSE affiliated schools in the country including Kendriaya Vidayalayas and Jawahar Navodaya Vidayalayas.
“The access to school building by outsiders should be controlled and visitors monitored,” the circular said. “Any violation or lapses with regard to safety of children campus would invite action,” CBSE deputy secretary Jaiprakash Chaturvedi said.
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