GUIDE LINES ON SCHOOL SAFETY& SECURITY( CCTV CAMERAS MAY BE INSTALLED AT THE ENTRY POINTS, EXIT POINTS AND VULNERABLE LOCATIONS IN THE SCHOOL)

GUIDE LINES ON SCHOOL SAFETY& SECURITY

.GUIDE LINES ON SCHOOL SAFETY& SECURITY

. Every school/school management/state/UT should also undertake/ensure the following:

 i. Display the School Safety Pledge at a prominent place in the school. Sample ofSchool Safety Pledge is at Annexure-Vl. 

ii. Provide barrier-free infrastructural facilities and necessary equipment to differentlyabled children as per state/UT policy. 

iii. Provide sufficient and safe drinking water. 

iv. Provide sufficient number of well-lit, airy toilets with proper fittings, with safe and secure access for boys and girls. 

v. Ensure compliance with Building Codes. 

vi. Make efforts to design more and more buildings with the provisions for efficient/renewable enerry, such as, solar powel use of solar cookers and biogas. 

vii. Provide boundary wall or a fence to mark the safe area. 

viii. Ensure that the secluded/isolated areas are well lit and there is frequent invigilation of such areas.

 ix. Regularly monitor communication systems in the school such as landline phones, safety alarms, etc. for their functionality.

 x. To the extent and only if and wherever possible, CCTV cameras may be installed at the entry points, exit points and vulnerable locations in the School. Proper monitoring and storage of recordings in such cases must be ensured.