While the higher secondary examinations of Madhya Pradesh board are round the corner, the State Education department is preparing its schools to tackle the swine flu menace during examinations.
The increasing number of deaths caused by the disease has been a major concern for the school authorities looking forward to which all the principals have been instructed to ensure precautionary steps at the examination centres.
However, till date, it is not clear as to how the swine flu positive and category A and B patients would appear in the examination in the same isolated sick room.
The District Education Officer has issued instructions to the Principals for making a ‘Sick Room’ for the students who if in case would be suffering from swine flu or indicating its symptoms. However, final decision would be taken in a meeting with principals scheduled on February 28.
Sangita Thakur, Principal, Government Higher Secondary school, Chunabhatti said, “All the principals have been instructed to ensure separate arrangements for the candidates who would be indicating swine flu symptoms. Board exams are important and the candidate cannot be asked to go home but immediate help can be provided if in case it would be required.”
In the proposed meeting, the principals would be briefed about the precautionary steps they have to ensure at the examination centres. MS Dubey, Principal, Model Higher Secondary school, TT Nagar said, “As per the instructions from District Education Office, candidates indicating swine flu symptoms would be separated from that of the other candidates. Special attention would be paid at the time of the entry of the students in the examination hall.”
District Education Officer KPS Tomar said that the principals in all the government schools have been instructed to keep a ‘sick room’ at the examination centers.