Only two schools, out of around two dozens, furnished details on different arrangements, including security measures in their hostels, to police that served notices to them on May 15, seeking the same. The police, after waiting for a week, would serve a reminder to the schools and would take action in the matter if they don’t get response from the schools.
Two schools have furnished the information to police two days ago, giving details of CCTVs, rules of issuing passes to the boys and girl for going out, local guardians, activities of the students, whether students are allowed to use mobile phones and so on.
The move came in the wake of a recent incident where nine-students of a school fled from a school, in which police recovered all nine students just few hours after incident. The incident came as an eye opener for police after which served the notice to the schools as part of its plan to ensure full proof security in the schools.
Police asked the schools to furnish the details within a week’s time. However, the schools didn’t respond. Police will wait for their response for a week now and if the schools don’t turn up even then, police would serve a reminder to them, asking them to furnish the details as soon as possible.
The police would give warning to the schools. Circle officer Mussoorie Swatantra Kumar said, “This is an exercise to have an idea about various arrangements of security in the schools. After notices a week ago, two schools have provided details on different points. Other schools should go the same way.”
He said that it would help police as well as school managements in a great way; so they should furnish information as soon as possible. Before end of summer vacations, police wanted to suggest measures to the schools those lack measures at some points.
In the notice served to the schools, police asked the schools to give details which are as follow: what are the security arrangements; whether CCTVs are installed in the hostels; what are the rules to issue out passes for boys and girls; whether girls/boys are allowed to possess mobile phones; whether security guards have been deployed.
Police also wanted to know about the system for issuing gate pass and precautions managements of the schools take before giving permission to them for going out and what is the role and responsibility of the warden, timing when lights are turned off and roll call/ counting during night.
Police have also asked to give details of surprise inspections carried out, details of vehicles in the school, local guardians of the students, local outsiders’ visit to the students, whether any drive was taken to identify the students going out in groups and how many times parents-teacher meeting have been held in a month.
Through in the notice, police asked about different activities of students, identification of hotels and restaurants students often visit, whether any case of drug consumption was reported ever and whether action was ensured in such instances, whether objectionable sites are locked, and the cyber cafes students often visit.
It may be mentioned here that the recent incident of nine-students’ fleeing from a school, in which police recovered all nine students just few hours after incident, came as an eye opener for police after which served the notice to the schools as part of its plan to ensure full proof security in the schools.