New Delhi: In a move to boost school safety, the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has directed all the schools to install high-resolution CCTV cameras with audio-visual facility at all places in school premises, including entry points, lobbies, corridors, staircases, labs, library, classrooms, canteen area and store room.
The Board has made an important amendment in Chapter 4 of the Affiliation Bye-Laws 2018 with respect to safety in the schools. According to the manual on safety and Security of children in schools, NCPCR, “School Safety” has been defined as creating a safe environment for children starting from their homes to their schools and back. The CBSE has decided to amend the manual considering that students get a safe and cohesive eco-system in the school.
The official notice reads, “The school should install high resolution CCTV Cameras with audio visual facility at all the entry and exit points of the school, lobbies, corridors, Staircases, all the classrooms, labs, library, Canteen Area, store room, playground and other common areas except toilets and washrooms with real time audio-visual recording. These CCTV Cameras must be equipped with a storage device with the capacity of holding footage of at-least 15 days it shall be ensured that a backup of a minimum 15 days be preserved, which may be accessed by the authorities, if required.”
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