The Bhondsi branch of Ryan International School opened again on Monday, over two weeks after the murder of a Class II student on its premises. The district administration claimed that around 850 students attended school, which has a strength of around 1,200.
Washrooms separated
District Education Officer, Gurugram, Ram Kumar Phalaswal said that most of the security guidelines mandated by the CBSE and Haryana government were put in place. Around 40 CCTV cameras were installed across the campus and the parents appeared satisfied with the efforts of the administration.
Mr. Phalaswal, who was present at the morning assembly, said a gazetted officer was appointed on behalf of the Deputy Commissioner to be present during the school hours every day to ensure that there was no violation of security guidelines.
He further said that washrooms for the students and the support staff were separated and an attendant each was deployed outside the toilets in view of the security of the students.
GPS in buses
“GPS and CCTVs have been installed in most of the school buses. Only those buses plied today [Monday] that were fitted with GPS and CCTVs,” claimed Mr. Phalaswal. He said that the bus conductors would undergo three days’ training at Red Cross Society and also get their licences made.
Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar had announced earlier this month that the administration of the school would be taken over by the Deputy Commissioner for three months to ensure that all security measures were put in place and the confidence of the parents was restored.
The school had earlier been opened on September 18, 10 days after the murder. However, the district administration later decided to close it down for four more days since the parents were not satisfied with the security.
