For compromising the safety of the students, Delhi schools can lose their recognition

For compromising the safety of the students, Delhi schools can lose their recognition

The Delhi government has warned all the schools in the state of withdrawal of recognition in case they fail to comply with the students safety guidelines. The government also said that it will initiate disciplinary action against the principals of the defaulter schools. The government pulled the schools for their half-hearted compliance with the safety guidelines for the students and said that there is no respite in the number of assaults on the student within and outside the school premises. "Despite serious endeavors by the government, other agencies and by courts, the schools also respond with only half-hearted compliance," an official order by the Directorate of Education (DoE) said. "In the case of some schools, the status of compliance is even more worrisome. No wonder then, that there is no respite in the number of various types of physical, emotional and sexual assaults on school children within the school boundaries and outside," it said. "In fact, such incidents are on the rise. In such a grim scenario, it is felt that the half-hearted approach won't work anymore. If our schools are serious about providing foolproof safety and security to the innocent children whose parents trust us and only, therefore, they entrust us with the responsibility of their wards), then they must ensure compliance of the directions," the official order said. The department has said that it "shall initiate disciplinary proceedings against the heads of schools and estate managers if they fail to follow the tenets of student safety guidelines in word and spirit". The directive is issued after a recent case in which a minor girl was raped by an electrician in the NDMC school premises in the city.

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