A meeting between the owners and drivers of school buses and vans and the school administration was conducted on Monday in the school premises.
Principal Sr Mary CD welcomed all and reminded them about the revised CBSE guidelines. PTA executive body members and bus in-charge teachers were also present in the meeting Santosh Philipose read the guidelines aloud. He especially requested them to look into the lapses and emphasised on the use of speed governors and authorized/ branded gas kits. He insisted that they should complain against the unruly students.
PTA executive body vice-president Rajesh Kumar Patil appealed them to do their noble work with utmost responsibility. Drivers also shared their practical problems with the teachers. Supervisor Anu Johnson informed them that the bus and van going students and walkers will be given different coloured ID cards belts for their convenience so that they can easily identify the students.
She also said that the drivers should have good rapport among the children and they should never use indecent language. Principal Sr Mary CD pointed out that some drivers issue receipt in the name of the school and told them to keep the fare moderate. PTA body ex officer-bearer Sanjeev Shrivastava urged them to co-operate with the school administration for the smooth running of the school.
Alka Pandya expressed gratitude to all for the cause. Anil Gopalan was chosen as the leader of the group and given the responsibility to maintain a record of all the drivers and conductors. He assured that the drivers will always be ready to co-operate with the administration to keep a vigil on the irregularities.