Student Safety Guidelines – School Safety Plan – Dilapidated condition School building report

The attention of all the District Educational Ofcers in the State is invited

to the reference cited and they are here by informed that two unfortunate

incidents have taken place in the schools during last week, one in Krishna district

and another one in Prakasam district where two children lost their lives. The

incidents call for a reality check of the school safety arrangements in the schools.

2. Therefore, all the Regional Joint Directors of School Education, District

Educational Ofcers and Principals of IASEs/CTEs/Govt. DIETs in the state are

requested to give clear instructions to the respective feld functionaries on the

following.

Implementation of Student Safety Guidelines:

a. To follow the Student Safety Guidelines Strictly and create awareness

among the students to avoid untoward incidents.

b. To issue instructions to HMs to prepare their school safety plan, school

evacuation plan in case of emergencies.

c. The Principals and Headmasters shall immediately take up a review of the

guidelines already issued by this ofce vide reference cited.

d. Wherever there are damaged and dilapidated buildings in the school

premises, The Regional Joint Directors of School Education, District

Educational Ofcers and Principals of IASEs/CTEs/Govt. DIETs shall ensure

that a Danger Symbol is displayed in red colour on the unused or

damaged buildings.

e. Similarly in case of unused and old wells existing in the school premises,

they have to be covered with iron mesh and a danger symbol to be

displayed at such places also.

f. Similar caution to be displayed wherever High Tension electric lines are

passing through the school premises.

Student safety week:

a. It is proposed to organize a student safety week from 6th – 9th September,

2021. (Suggested activities are annexed)

Furnishing appropriate data regarding school safety:

a. It is observed that certain felds in section 11 of data capture format are

not flled appropriately, which refects the state performance in certain

indicators.