Sep 14 2017
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The Times of India
(NaviMumbai)
CBSE orders psychometric test on staff at all its schools after murder at Ryan
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Sumaiya Yousuf | Bhopal
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Breaking its silence five
days after the murder of a child at Ryan International School in
Gurugram, the CBSE on Wednesday announced that the onus of safety of
students on campus lies solely with school authorities.
The CBSE said this in response to a Supreme Court query in the aftermath of the Gurugram school murder.
On Wednesday, the board sent a circular on `safety of children' to its affiliated schools, giving them two months to complete psychometric evaluation of all staff --teachers, non-teaching employees, sweepers, bus drivers and conductors included. “Owing to increasing incidents involving safety and well-being of school children, the onus for safety and security of children on campus shall solely lie upon the school authorities,“ says the circular, adding: “It is the fundamental right of a child to engage and study in an environment where heshe feels safe and is free from any form of physical or emotional abuse or harassment.“
The official word from CBSE will assuage parents jolted by the Ryan School murder. What may prove tough for schools is the mandatory psychometric evaluation. “Schools must get psychometric evaluation done for all the staff employed.Such verification and evaluation for non-teaching staff -such as bus drivers, conductors, peons and other support staff -may be done very carefully and in a detailed manner,“ the CBSE said.
Deputy secretary (affiliation) Jaiprakash Chaturvedi has asked schools to strive to promote better understanding among teachers and staff on “laws protecting the safety, security and interests of students“. The latest rules require all schools to devise means to “take immediate remedial and punitive action against such violations.“
“Staff members should also be educated to recognize their protective obligation toward students and ensure safety and well-being of children in schools,“ the circular says.
Khattar considering CBI probe: Paswan
Demanding a thorough probe into the killing of a seven-year-old student of Ryan International School in Gurgaon, Union minister Ram Vilas Paswan said on Wednesday that he had talked to Haryana CM Manohar Lal Khattar, who told Paswan he would seriously consider handing over the investigation to CBI. TNN
Probe shows Ryan violated security norms
Police probing the Ryan International case reported several irregularities in the implementation of guidelines issued by the CBSE, the Haryana government and the SC, that relate to student safety and security, before the Sohna court on Wednesday. Police also said the amount spent on safety and security of children by the Bhondsi branch of the school were, going by the guidelines, insufficient. The public prosecutor said some documents, including a proposal by the principal to improve the school branch's security, had been recovered. Branch officials claimed they had forwarded it to their head office, though cops are yet to verify whether it was actually received in Mumbai, or what action was taken on it. “The bus conductor remains the prime accused...we're trying to widen the probe and dig out financial and institutional documents,“ said a police official. TNN
On Wednesday, the board sent a circular on `safety of children' to its affiliated schools, giving them two months to complete psychometric evaluation of all staff --teachers, non-teaching employees, sweepers, bus drivers and conductors included. “Owing to increasing incidents involving safety and well-being of school children, the onus for safety and security of children on campus shall solely lie upon the school authorities,“ says the circular, adding: “It is the fundamental right of a child to engage and study in an environment where heshe feels safe and is free from any form of physical or emotional abuse or harassment.“
The official word from CBSE will assuage parents jolted by the Ryan School murder. What may prove tough for schools is the mandatory psychometric evaluation. “Schools must get psychometric evaluation done for all the staff employed.Such verification and evaluation for non-teaching staff -such as bus drivers, conductors, peons and other support staff -may be done very carefully and in a detailed manner,“ the CBSE said.
Deputy secretary (affiliation) Jaiprakash Chaturvedi has asked schools to strive to promote better understanding among teachers and staff on “laws protecting the safety, security and interests of students“. The latest rules require all schools to devise means to “take immediate remedial and punitive action against such violations.“
“Staff members should also be educated to recognize their protective obligation toward students and ensure safety and well-being of children in schools,“ the circular says.
Khattar considering CBI probe: Paswan
Demanding a thorough probe into the killing of a seven-year-old student of Ryan International School in Gurgaon, Union minister Ram Vilas Paswan said on Wednesday that he had talked to Haryana CM Manohar Lal Khattar, who told Paswan he would seriously consider handing over the investigation to CBI. TNN
Probe shows Ryan violated security norms
Police probing the Ryan International case reported several irregularities in the implementation of guidelines issued by the CBSE, the Haryana government and the SC, that relate to student safety and security, before the Sohna court on Wednesday. Police also said the amount spent on safety and security of children by the Bhondsi branch of the school were, going by the guidelines, insufficient. The public prosecutor said some documents, including a proposal by the principal to improve the school branch's security, had been recovered. Branch officials claimed they had forwarded it to their head office, though cops are yet to verify whether it was actually received in Mumbai, or what action was taken on it. “The bus conductor remains the prime accused...we're trying to widen the probe and dig out financial and institutional documents,“ said a police official. TNN
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