Taking stern cognizance of the alleged gang rape of a class X student in the campus of GRD World School, the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has initiated a process of de-affiliation of the school. The regional office of CBSE Dehradun has submitted its report on the incident along with the report of the education department of Uttarakhand to the head office of the CBSE with recommendation of cancellation of the affiliation of the GRD World School.
Shaken by the incident, the regional office of the board issued a circular- marked most important-to the principals of CBSE-affiliated schools in Dehradun region on Friday. In the circular, the regional officer CBSE, Dehradun region, Ranber Singh said that all the schools should strictly follow the safety instructions of the CBSE. Singh directed that CCTV cameras should be installed in all the prominent and probable threat places in the school campuses. He also said that the deployment of adequate security personnel, including lady guards, should be done by the schools for safety of the students.
Singh said that Global Positioning System (GPS) should be installed in all the vehicles used in transportation of the students. He advised that psychometric evaluation and character verification of all the teaching and the non- teaching staff should be done before their appointment in the schools.