Onus on schools for kids’ to and fro journey: Minister
Haryana Education Minister Ram Bilas Sharma on Sunday said schoolchildren were the responsibility of schools, whether they were coming from homes to schools or going back from schools. The minister was addressing a press conference. He also said guidelines in this regard will be issued to schools on Monday.
“Taking children from school to home and home to school is the responsibility of schools. A notice in this regard will be issued by Monday to management of all private schools. Any violation of these guidelines will follow strict action,” Sharma said.
He further said the state administration has even considered cancelling the licenses of the Ryan International School but that would put the 1,200 children studying there in jeopardy. “Parents of children who study in the same school have appealed to the government that their kids must not bear the brunt of the negligent and criminal acts of the school management,” Sharma said.
Besides, the minister said, adequate action is being taken by the police and the government. The owner of the school and
its management have been booked under Section 75 of the Juvenile Act, he said, the …read more