New Delhi: The Central Board of Secondary Education headed by Rakesh Kumar Chaturvedi has issued comprehensive guidelines on safety of children in school buses.
This guidelines should be followed by all affiliated schools.
The decision was taken following a school bus accident in Etah, Uttar Pradesh last month, in which 12 children and the bus driver died.
According to the new guidelines, parents have been assigned greater responsibility in ensuring safety of the children. Apart from the guidelines for school authorities and manpower in the bus, the board has also released a set of advisory for parents. The board wants at least one parent to remain present in the bus while students are being transported to school, to make sure that all the rules are being followed properly.
New guidelines :
i. The Board divided the guidelines into seven broad categories which include exterior and interior of the bus, manpower and facilities on the bus, permits, arrangements by school authorities and advisory to parents.
ii. Speed governors with 40 km per hour, GPS and CCTV mandatory for school buses.
iii. The word ‘School bus‘ should be written prominently on the back and front of the vehicle
iv. The driver’s name, address, licence number, badge number and the telephone number of the school or the bus owner and transport department’s helpline numbers should be displayed at prominent places inside and outside the bus in contrast colour.
v. The windows to be fitted with horizontal grills and mesh wire, and doors of the bus to be fitted with reliable locks that can be locked
vi. One mobile phone number should be written in each school bus and ensure that the buses are not permitted to overtake any four-wheeler while carrying the school children.
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