Following the murder of a student within the compounds of a school in Gurugram , the Uttar Pradesh police have made it compulsory for private and government schools to conduct a security verification of all staff and security personnel. The information related to these persons should also be secured in documents and in an electronic format, police said.
U.P Director General of Police, Sulkhan Singh has issued directions to local police and administrative heads to coordinate with supervisors and principals of schools to implement the advisory.
Police verification would be done on employees, regular as well as contractual, and security guards, grade-4 staff and canteen staff of schools.
Teachers and school staff will need to be issued identity cards, while those entering school premises to offer services (plumbers, carpenters and electricians) also need to be issued temporary identity cards.
Mr. Singh has also ordered the police verification of not just the regular school bus drivers but also the various private school bus and van drivers and conductors.
After preliminary investigation concluded that CCTVs were missing at strategic points at the Ryan International School in Gurugram, where the student was found murdered in a washroom, the U.P police has directed schools to install CCTV cameras at all important points - entry, exit, corridors, swimming pools, entry and exit of washrooms, playgrounds and libraries.
Schools have also been asked to ensure separate toilets and washrooms for students and staff as well as visitors, a police spokesperson said.
The entry of visitors and guardians will also be closely monitored. Schools have been asked to maintain a register of full details, including the purpose of visit, of visitors and guardians, entering the campus.
Even those who are allowed to enter with a valid pass will be asked to leave if they stay longer than two hours.
In addition to this, schools have been asked to completely ban unauthorized items and weapons on campus, and also been instructed to secure their compounds with high walls and wires to prevent unlawful entry.
