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CONRWA writes to HRD Ministry over school safety

Confederation of NCR Residents Welfare Association (CONRWA) has urged the Union HRD Minister to direct school administrations across the country to take stringent measures for preventing untoward incidents.

CONRWA writes to HRD Ministry over school safety

Taking note of the recent spike of unfortunate incidents in schools, Confederation of NCR RWAs (CONRWA) has written a letter to Prakash Javadekar, Minister of Human Resource Development of India. The letter urges him to direct school administrations across the country to take stringent measures for preventing untoward incidents.

The letter essentially is a compilation of 13 safety measures. It stresses on the urgency of installing CCTV cameras in all areas of the school premises and preserving the recordings for atleast three months. Proper implementation of school bus rules, formation of a parents committee and verification of school staffs are some key demands. It has been suggested that the parent committees should hold meetings with the local police and administrations for solving law and order issues. The letter demands that schools should ply their own buses instead of hiring private buses. Also at least two teaching staffs should be deployed on the buses.  

Since the recent unfortunate incidents have happened during the morning hours, CONRWA has emphasised that school authorities should thoroughly inspect their premises before opening the school gates in the morning. This vigilance would rule out the presence of any unidentified person.

Moreover, the letter suggests that all school going children should also undergo counselling sessions so that they can deal with crisis situations. On the other hand, the school staff should also be counselled about their behaviour towards children.

Speaking to City Spidey, PS Jain, president of CONRWA said that all the points mentioned in the letter have been derived from the personal experiences of parents. Infact he himself is a parent. “I also attend parent teacher meetings and at times these issues are raised. However, they are only raised when some unfortunate incident takes place and later forgotten by the authorities, the schools and the parents too. We as a civic body have hence demanded for the proper implementation of these comprehensive safety rules at the earliest,” Jain added.

Jain also adds that both private and government schools across the country should come under the stringent safety measures that CONRWA has suggested.   

Some of the other demands include adherence to fire safety standards, deploying credible staff outside the school washrooms and maintaining all details of school visitors. The letter further states that canteens should be within the boundary of the school and outsiders should not be allowed into these canteens. Most importantly temporary or contractual staffs like gardeners, sweepers and bus conductors and drivers should never be allowed to enter the school especially when classes are in progress.

In its letter, CONRWA has also stated that the school managements should ensure that all students alight from school buses inside the campus and not outside. It has pointed that today many children are seen alighting on the roadside.