CISCE asks affiliated schools to submit safety measures after Pradyuman murder in Ryan school
Author yuvamind
NEW DELHI: After killing of a seven-year-old boy named
Pradyuman Thakur at Ryan
International School in Gurugram of Haryana state, the
Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations (CISCE) on September 12 (Tuesday) sent a message to all affiliated schools to submit details of the
security measures that are mandatory for protection to the students.
“The
safety of all students in our affiliated schools is of excessive importance and concern to the Council. Heads are requested to keep this safety aspect as a priority in their responsibility and duty while administering their respective schools,” said Gerry Arathoon, secretary and chief executive of CISCE.
“I am requesting all schools to furnish whatever
safety measures they follow to the council by September 16 as stipulated. Safety issue is of most importance,” said Nabarun Dey, Bengal ICSE Schools Association of Heads General Secretary, approving the move by the Council.
The question of student safety at education institutions in the country was raised when the student Pradyuman of a class 2 was found lying in a pool of blood last week. The boy’s throat was slit and he was found in the washroom of Ryan International School, Gurugram.