<p>A circular issued by the Department of Public Instruction (DPI) on Monday, directing all aided and unaided schools to implement within October 31, 2014, the nine-point safety guidelines framed by the police recently has put the school managements in a fix. <br /><br /></p>.<p>On September 25, after a meeting of education department officials, the police and school management representatives, a committee comprising members from the above departments was formed to discuss ways to overcome difficulties in implementing the nine-point guidelines. This followed directions from the High Court. <br /><br />The committee is expected to give its report in a week’s time. <br /><br />Nine-point guidelines<br /><br />School managements are now confused on what to do, as the committee is yet to deliberate on the nine-point guidelines. <br /><br />“The committee has not even met once after the meeting on September 25. However, the DPI has issued this circular in the meantime. We, the school managements, are left in a state of confusion on what we are to do now. I have contacted officials from the education and police departments, but they have been too busy,” said D Shashi Kumar, organising secretary, Karnataka State Private School Managements Association. <br /><br />CCTV, GPS<br /><br />However, it came to the fore that school managements had problems implementing two points in the nine safety guidelines.<br /><br />The guidelines relating to the installation of CCTV cameras and GPS in buses and the hiring of security guards from agencies, were the schools had problems implementating.</p>
<p>A circular issued by the Department of Public Instruction (DPI) on Monday, directing all aided and unaided schools to implement within October 31, 2014, the nine-point safety guidelines framed by the police recently has put the school managements in a fix. <br /><br /></p>.<p>On September 25, after a meeting of education department officials, the police and school management representatives, a committee comprising members from the above departments was formed to discuss ways to overcome difficulties in implementing the nine-point guidelines. This followed directions from the High Court. <br /><br />The committee is expected to give its report in a week’s time. <br /><br />Nine-point guidelines<br /><br />School managements are now confused on what to do, as the committee is yet to deliberate on the nine-point guidelines. <br /><br />“The committee has not even met once after the meeting on September 25. However, the DPI has issued this circular in the meantime. We, the school managements, are left in a state of confusion on what we are to do now. I have contacted officials from the education and police departments, but they have been too busy,” said D Shashi Kumar, organising secretary, Karnataka State Private School Managements Association. <br /><br />CCTV, GPS<br /><br />However, it came to the fore that school managements had problems implementing two points in the nine safety guidelines.<br /><br />The guidelines relating to the installation of CCTV cameras and GPS in buses and the hiring of security guards from agencies, were the schools had problems implementating.</p>
