Ryan installs new CCTVS, builds wall
MURDER Gurgaon school hires new support and security staff
GURGAON: The Gurgaon administration started work on Wednesday to plug security gaps at Ryan International School in Bhondsi. The school was taken on the Gurgaon deputy commissioner’s order after a Class 2 student was murdered in the school toilet.
On Wednesday, construction on the boundary wall and installation of CCTVS -- both pointed out in the list of lapses by a threemember panel -- was taken up.
The school had reopened after remaining closed for 10 days on Monday. But it was closed again, till next Monday.
“We have closed the school due to the security concerns raised by some parents,” said Deputy commissioner Vinay Pratap Singh.
He said work would be completed in a few days before the classes resume.
Counselling sessions for the students will also be held.
Several students had reported trauma due to the brutal murder of the eight-year-old boy on September 8.
“New CCTV cameras are being bought and installed on the school campus, which will cover all the major areas, including the entry and exit of the school, staircases, entrance of toilets and all corridors,” said a school teacher.
New support staff, including women attendants, is being hired and trained. Eight new security guards have been hired and are undergoing stringent training to manage entry and exit gates.
“We have been told not to allow any one to enter the school without an ID card. Every student who will leave school before the scheduled time, must have a pass issued by the authorities,” said Sanju, a 33-year-old security guard, who was hired recently.
The teachers have been asked to assign assignments to the students online so that they can make up for time lost during the transition. The teachers will also
take extra classes once the school reopens, said one of the teachers.
SAFETY AUDITS
The Haryana government will soon make it mandatory for schools to have third-party audits of accounts and safety measures.
The government will bring a
new bill in the next session of the state assembly to enforce the proposed rule, said additional chief secretary, (education) KK Khandelwal on Wednesday.
He said the schools would be ranked on the basis of audits and low-ranking ones will have to pay fine and their fee structure will also be tweaked.