THE GOAN GUIDE TO KEEPING OUR SCHOOLS SAFE

| FEBRUARY 02, 2013, 01:50 PM IST

School infrastructure

Concrete boundary wall with concertina wires running allaround

Wall should have 3 to 4 gates, each manned by at least 3guards, on a 24- hours basis.

Telephone number of the Police

Control Room and local police station should be displayed atprominent places

A telephone connection at the main gate of the School sothat the guards can inform the Police directly

Proper illumination along the wall

CCTV systems be installed all along the boundary as well asstrategic places to monitor suspicious movements and recording for the last threedays be kept

CCTVs should also have motion detectors to trigger offintruder alarm

Security Guards should be provided Walkie Talkie sets

Centralized Public Announcement System

Daily morning visual anti-sabotage check of the entireschool before school begins

Alarm System in order to alert the entire security staff ,Principal, Teachers and the students 

People

All School Staff should wear uniforms with identificationtags. Even teachers should have a common dress code and preferably a Uniform

Parents and parent mandated Guardians should be issued Identity Cards by the school

Only Parents and parent mandated Guardians should be allowedto meet their children / wards and that too in a secure room in school premisesunder the watchful eye of the school management

All support staff of schools should have a background checkdone including psychometric testing and police verification

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