Lok Sabha Question No. 2732 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-03-12
Subject: Crimes and Safety Measures in Schools
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: RAVINDRA KUMAR RAY, MEENAKASHI LEKHI, DEVUSINH JESINGBHAI CHAUHAN, DIPSINH SHANKARSINH RATHOD, PARESH RAWAL, GEETHA KOTHAPALLI, BHARATENDRA SINGH, B.N. CHANDRAPPA, SHER SINGH GHUBAYA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT OF SCHOOL EDUCATION AND LITERACY

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2732 TO BE ANSWERED ON 12 TH  MARCH, 2018

## Crimes and Safety Measures in Schools

†2732. DR. RAVINDRA KUMAR RAY:

SHRIMATI MEENAKASHI LEKHI:

SHRI DEVUSINH CHAUHAN:

SHRI D.S. RATHOD:

SHRI PARESH RAVAL:

SHRIMATI KOTHAPALLI GEETHA:

KUNWAR BHARATENDRA:

SHRI B.N. CHANDRAPPA:

SHRI SHER SINGH GHUBAYA:

Will the Minister of HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government is aware that the cases of students' death, harassment and other crimes in educational institutes are increasing in the country and if so, the details thereof along with the data of such incidents during the last three years, State/ UT-wise;
- (b) whether the Government has taken any stringent actions against such schools for neglecting safety standards and if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the Government has given instructions to States that CCTV be installed in schools, only female support staff be hired and porn be banned in the country to prevent sexual assault on female students in schools including in Kendriya Vidyalayas and Navodaya Vidyalayas;
- (d) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor;
- (e) whether  the  Government  proposes  to  set  up  a  department  to  look  after  the  enforcement  of mandatory safety measures in educational institutions in the country and if so, the details thereof along with the other measures taken/being taken in this regard; and
- (f) whether there are instances which have come to notice of the Government in which there were demand of huge sum for out of court settlement and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT (SHRI UPENDRA KUSHWAHA)

(a)  and (b):     The State and Union Territory Governments have the direct responsibility to ensure safety of  students  in  schools  under  their  territorial  control.  The  Central  Board  of  Secondary  Education (CBSE) on  receipt  of  complaints  of  students'  death,  harassment  and  other  crimes  in  schools  takes action against  the  schools  as  per  Affiliation  Bye-Laws  of  the  Board.   The  details  of  complaints  of students' death, harassment and other crimes in schools received by CBSE during last three years are as under:

| State/UT       | No. of complaint received in the year   | No. of complaint received in the year   | No. of complaint received in the year   |
|----------------|-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
| State/UT       | 2015                                    | 2016                                    | 2017                                    |
| Tamil Nadu     | 02                                      | 02                                      | 01                                      |
| Maharashtra    | 01                                      | 01                                      | Nil                                     |
| Rajasthan      | 04                                      | 02                                      | 03                                      |
| Delhi          | Nil                                     | 01                                      | Nil                                     |
| Haryana        | Nil                                     | 01                                      | 03                                      |
| Uttar Pradesh  | Nil                                     | Nil                                     | 02                                      |
| Madhya Pradesh | 05                                      | Nil                                     | 01                                      |
| West Bengal    | 01                                      | 01                                      | Nil                                     |
| Odisha         | 01                                      | Nil                                     | Nil                                     |
| Karnataka      | Nil                                     | 01                                      | 01                                      |
| Telangana      | Nil                                     | 01                                      | Nil                                     |
| Uttarakhand    | Nil                                     | Nil                                     | 01                                      |
| Bihar          | Nil                                     | Nil                                     | 01                                      |
| Jharkhand      | Nil                                     | Nil                                     | Nil                                     |
| Andhra Pradesh | Nil                                     | Nil                                     | Nil                                     |

Details regarding action taken by the CBSE with regard to above complaints are at Annexure.

Navodaya  Vidyalaya  Samiti  (NVS)  has  reported  students'  death  in  Jawahar  Navodaya Vidyalayas (JNVs), for the last three years as per details as under:

| State/UT          |   2015 |   2016 |   2017 |
|-------------------|--------|--------|--------|
| Andhra Pradesh    |     01 |     01 |     00 |
| Himachal Pradesh  |     00 |     00 |     00 |
| Maharashtra       |     00 |     01 |     02 |
| West Bengal       |     01 |     02 |     00 |
| Madhya Pradesh    |     01 |     04 |     00 |
| Karnataka         |     01 |     00 |     01 |
| Uttar Pradesh     |     01 |     04 |     04 |
| Jammu &Kashmir    |     01 |     00 |     00 |
| Assam             |     00 |     01 |     01 |
| Uttarakhand       |     01 |     02 |     01 |
| Rajasthan         |     00 |     02 |     00 |
| Odisha            |     03 |     03 |     00 |
| Gujarat           |     01 |     00 |     02 |
| Meghalaya         |     01 |     00 |     00 |
| Jharkhand         |     00 |     01 |     03 |
| Sikkim            |     00 |     00 |     01 |
| Telangana         |     00 |     02 |     00 |
| Haryana           |     00 |     02 |     00 |
| Chhattisgarh      |     00 |     02 |     00 |
| Arunachal Pradesh |     01 |     00 |     02 |
| Tripura           |     00 |     02 |     00 |

NVS  has  informed  that disciplinary  proceedings  have  been  initiated  against  the  Principals  and Teachers of the concerned JNVs for neglecting safety standards.

Kendriya  Vidyalaya  Sangthan  (KVS)  has  reported  no  such  cases  of  students'  death   in  the Kendriya Vidyalayas (KVs).

(c) and (d):    The Ministry of Human Resource Development  has issued guidelines in October, 2014 to all  State/UT  Governments  for  safety  and  security  of  school  children,  including  preventive  mechanisms and  procedures  required  to  be  put  in  place  in  the  schooling  system  alongwith   relief  and  redressal strategies in case of  any incident.

National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) has also suggested authorities at different levels such as SMC, School Principal, School Management, Education Department and Boards, to conduct safety audits in schools. NCPCR has developed a Manual on safety and security of children in school setting.

The CBSE has issued a circular on 12.09.2017 directing the schools affiliated to the Board to take measures such as psychometric evaluation of teaching and non-teaching staff, safety audit of premises, CCTV monitoring, character antecedents verification, visitor management, training of staff and setting up Internal Complaints Committee on sexual harassment and Committees under Protection of Children from Sexual Offence (POCSO) Act, 2012 etc. to ensure safety of children.  For corporal punishment, the Board has  incorporated  a  provision  in  the  Affiliation  Bye-Laws  of  the  Board  for  preventing  cruelty  towards children. Under Rule 44.1 (d) of Affiliation Bye-Laws of the Board, the school Managing Committee has been  empowered  to  place  an  employee  under  suspension  if  'he/she  is  charged  with  cruelty  with  any student or any employee of the school'. Rule 8.5 of Affiliation Bye-Laws provides that the school should scrupulously observe prescription from the Municipal Authority/ District Collector/ Transport Department regarding drinking water, fire safety and transport precautions in the school. The Board has also issued comprehensive guidelines for safe and effective use of internet and digital technologies including CCTV cameras in schools and school buses.

KVS has  issued  a  circular  on  22.12.2014  to  all KVs  to  take  necessary  precautions  including installation of CCTVs etc. It is mandatory for all KVs to implement School Safety policy 2016 prepared by National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA).

The detailed guidelines for ensuring safety and security of students in JNVs have been issued from time to time including the guidelines for installation of CCTV in all JNVs.  JNVs are fully residential, coeducational senior secondary schools with separate hostels for boys & girls. Female teachers working as Housemistress  and  Associate  housemistresses  look  after  the  girl  students.   Matrons  are  also  appointed. Female employee  is  appointed  on  part  time  basis  for  cleaning  girls  hostels. School  level  complaint committees and cluster level complaint committees are functional. At headquarter level moral turpitude cases  are  dealt  by  summary  trial  committees.   Action  against  the  staff  if  found  guilty,  is  taken  and  in serious  cases  upto  termination  of  services  of  staff  is  also  taken  as  per  the  NVS  notification  dated 20.12.1993.

- (e):       There is no such proposal.
- (f):        This Department has not received report of any such instance.

ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) AND (b) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2732 TO BE ANSWERED ON 12 TH  MARCH 2018 ASKED BY DR. RAVINDRA KUMAR RAY, SHRIMATI MEENAKASHI LEKHI, SHRI DEVUSINH CHAUHAN, SHRI D.S. RATHOD, SHRI PARESH RAVAL, SHRIMATI KOTHAPALLI GEETHA, KUNWAR BHARATENDRA, SHRI B.N. CHANDRAPPA AND SHRI SHER SINGH GHUBAYA REGARDING 'CRIMES AND SAFETY MEASURES IN SCHOOLS'

Statement of action taken status in the complaints of students' death, harassment and other crimes in schools received by CBSE during the last three years

|   S. No. | School name and address                                                                                      | Nature of Complaint                                                                                                      |   Year of Complaint | Action Taken by CBSE                                                                                                                                                                                |
|----------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|       01 | Velammal Vidyalaya Mel. Ayanambakkam Road, Thirvallur, Chennai-600095                                        | Complaint against school regarding non- compliance of CBSE Bye-Laws and adopting the methodology of corporal punishment. |                2015 | Comments sought from the school. The complaint was not substantiated and was closed as settled.                                                                                                     |
|       02 | Adhyapana School Visthara, Beyond Fatima College, Madurai-Dindugal Main Road, Madurai West, Tamilnadu-625402 | Complaint against school regarding Corporal Punishment                                                                   |                2015 | Comments sought from the school. The complaint was not substantiated and was closed as settled.                                                                                                     |
|       03 | KV No. 1, Dehu Road, Pune                                                                                    | Harassment of school                                                                                                     |                2015 | Complaint forwarded to KVS, Delhi vide letter dated 01.12.2015.                                                                                                                                     |
|       04 | Birla Shishu Vidya Vihar, Jhunjhunu, Rajasthan                                                               | Sexual Harassment                                                                                                        |                2015 | Direction to school has been sent as per Vishakha Case Guidelines.                                                                                                                                  |
|       05 | Prince Academy of Higher Education, Sikar, Rajasthan                                                         | Suicide/Death of Student                                                                                                 |                2015 | I/C constituted. Show cause has been issued to the school. The school has replied against show cause notice vide its letter dated 27.12.2017 which is under process.                                |
|       06 | Sanskar Bharti Public School, Alwar, Rajasthan                                                               | Unnatural physical harassment                                                                                            |                2015 | I/C was constituted and after refusal of member of I/C, fresh I/C has been constituted vide letter dated 30.05.2016 and again constituted vide letter dated 30.01.2018 and report is still awaited. |
|       07 | Dayanand Public School, Bikaner, Rajasthan                                                                   | Death of student                                                                                                         |                2015 | Show Cause Notice served and the case is pending before the Hon'ble High Court of Rajasthan.                                                                                                        |
|       08 | St. Teresa's School, Gwalior, M.P.                                                                           | Corporal Punishment of a student                                                                                         |                2015 | Complaint was forwarded to school for comments. The school management denied all the allegations made in the complaint therefore a copy of reply of school has been                                 |

| S. No.   | School name and address                                                                                                                         | Nature of Complaint                                                          | Year of Complaint   | Action Taken by CBSE                                                                                                                            |
|----------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|          |                                                                                                                                                 |                                                                              |                     | forwarded to DEO Gwalior, M.P. vide this office letter dated 05.02.2016 also stating therein that the complaint stands closed at Board's end.   |
| 09       | Green Valley Public School, Balaghat, M.P.                                                                                                      | Corporal Punishment                                                          | 2015                | As per I/C report the school has denied all the allegations and other case is under trial in District Court.                                    |
| 10       | Eastern Heights Public School, Shivpuri, M.P.                                                                                                   | Corporal Punishment                                                          | 2015                | Advisory issued to school vide letter dated 11.04.2016 to be more vigilant to avoid repetition of such incident in future.                      |
| 11       | St. Mary's School, Morena, M.P.                                                                                                                 | Sexual Harassment                                                            | 2015                | The matter has been closed at Board's end. However, the matter is under investigation of police authority.                                      |
| 12       | Macro Vision Academy, Khandwa, M.P.                                                                                                             | Ragging/Corporal Punishment                                                  | 2015                | Comments has been asked from the school vide letter dated 07.12.2015 and again a reminder for asking comments has been issued.                  |
| 13       | Kendriya Vidlaya No. 1, Ishapore, West Bengal                                                                                                   | Sexually abused and mentally threatened by one non permanent staff of school | 2015                | The complaint has been forwarded to Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan, New Delhi vide letter dated 31.08.2015 to take necessary action at their end. |
| 14       | KV Bharak, Odisha                                                                                                                               | Mental harassment                                                            | 2015                | Complaint forwarded to KVS, Delhi vide letter dated 01.12.2015                                                                                  |
| 15       | Sri Bala Vidyalaya School, Madhavaram High Road, Shanthi Nagar, Perambur, Chennai, Tamil Nadu - 600 011.                                        | corporal punishment to the student                                           | 2016                | After Inspection Committee Report, the matter is closed with warning to school.                                                                 |
| 16       | Kendriya Vidyalaya 2, Tambaram, Chennai- 600073                                                                                                 | Corporal Punishment                                                          | 2016                | The Complaint was forwarded to KVS vide letter dated 01.02.2016 for taking necessary action.                                                    |
| 17       | Mahatma Gandhi Mission Primary and Secondary School (English Medium), Sector 8, Phase II Nerul West, Navi Mumbai, Thane, Maharashtra - 400 706. | Rape case of students by teacher                                             | 2016                | The Board has disaffiliated the school after enquiry of the case.                                                                               |
| 18       | Maa Bharati Sr. Sec.                                                                                                                            | Dummy/fake students                                                          | 2016                | Surprise Inspection carried                                                                                                                     |

| S. No.   | School name and address                                                                                           | Nature of Complaint                                                                                                                           | Year of Complaint   | Action Taken by CBSE                                                                                                                                                                                                   |
|----------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|          | School, Talwandi, Kota, Rajasthan                                                                                 |                                                                                                                                               |                     |                                                                                                                                                                                                                        |
| 19       | Delhi Public School, NH-11, Near Sewar Bridge, Bharatpur, Rajasthan - 301 001                                     | Various irregularities prevailing in the school and to treat bad behavior with girls students                                                 | 2016                | A Surprise Inspection Committee has been constituted to verify the complaint vide letter dated 22.12.2016 but report has not been received yet so new I/C is being constituted.                                        |
| 20       | Ryan International School, C-8, Vasant Kunj, Distt. South Delhi, New Delhi                                        | Incident of death of a child in school premises                                                                                               | 2016                | Hon'ble High Court of Delhi vide order dated 15.09.2016 has given directions to Directorate of Education, Executive Engineer of the Municipal Corporations for Periodical Inspection of school buildings and premises. |
| 21       | Army Public School, 90, Alexander Road, Ambala Cantt, Haryana                                                     | Shorns of Hair of Student                                                                                                                     | 2016                | The complaint was forwarded to AWES vide letter dated 05.02.2016 and as per the reply received from AWES, both the teachers were suspended                                                                             |
| 22       | East Point School, Icchapur (near Indrapuri), PO- Nawabganj, PS- Noapara, Distt. North 24 Pargana, West Bengal    | A student of class-II is being tortured by school teachers, he is a victim of corporal punishment, bullying, harassment by 04 school teachers | 2016                | An advisory to the school has been issued vide this office letter dated 30.01.2018.                                                                                                                                    |
| 23       | Bhartiya Vidya Bhawan Kodagu Vidyalaya, Karnataka                                                                 | Harassment of Students                                                                                                                        | 2016                | Comments sought from the school. The complaint was not substantiated and was closed as settled.                                                                                                                        |
| 24       | Sister Nivedita School, 7-1-63 Ameerpet, Hyderabad, Telangana - 500 016.                                          | Discriminatory behavior towards Master Shaurya Ray, studying in Sister Nivedita School, Ameerpet, Hyderabad                                   | 2016                | The comments were sought from the school and sent to NCPCR for taking necessary action. The matter closed at Board's end.                                                                                              |
| 25       | Adhyapana School, Visthara, Beyond Fatima College, Madurai-Dindugal Main Road, Madurai West, Tamil Nadu - 625 402 | Complaint in case registered in NCPCR against 'Adhyapana School, Madurai' regarding Corporal Punishment to Master P R Rajesh of Class VI      | 2017                | Directed the AS, RO (Chennai) to inspect the school and submit report directly to NCPCR under intimation to this office, matter is disposed off.                                                                       |
| 26       | Janki Devi public School, Pratap Nagar, Sector - 19, Sanganer, Jaipur, Rajasthan 302022                           | - Sexually assault by an employee with four and half year old school girl                                                                     | 2017                | The board constituted a surprise inspection committee for verification of said complaint. The committee submitted its report and the matter has been settled by issuing a strict                                       |

|   S. No. | School name address                                                         | and                                                         | Nature of Complaint                                                                               | Year of Complaint                     | Action Taken by CBSE                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        |
|----------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|       27 | JVP School, Jaipur, Rajasthan                                               | International Sanganer, Complaint Salvindar IAS for suicide | from Sh. Singh Suhata, committing by Aditya 2017                                                  | Complaint is forwarded to State govt. |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             |
|       28 | SRN School, Jaipur                                                          | International Sandeep                                       | Kumar of Class XI Complaint from Gulati for sexual assault to his 13 years old son by his senior. | 2017                                  | As per instruction of competent authority the complainant is being asked for submitting the copy of FIR and after getting it, the case will be forwarded to State Govt.                                                                                                                                                                                                     |
|       29 | Ryan School, Camp., Bhandsi, Gurgaon,                                       | International Opp. BSF Sohna Road, Distt. Haryana           | Incident of murder of a student of class II in school campus                                      | 2017                                  | After taking cognizance of the case, the Board conducted inspection of the school on 13.09.2017. CBSE vide letter dated 14.12.2017 and subsequent reminder dated 08.02.2018 has sought comments/inputs from State Education Department and Commissioner of gurugram division. Matter is also subjudice under Writ Petition (crl) No. 136 of 2017 and pending before Hon'ble |
|       30 | Om Public Khandrai, Gohana, Haryana                                         | School, Tehsil Sonepat,                                     | Sexual harassment of a student in school                                                          | Supreme Court 2017                    | of India. Inspection of school conducted on 28.09.2017. Office vide letter dated 02.11.2017 has sought compliance report of deficiencies observed by Inspection Committee and final report of Police Investigation and Internal Investigation                                                                                                                               |
|       31 | JNV, Kaloi, PO Surah, Dist. Jhajjar, Haryana                                | JNV, Kaloi, PO Surah, Dist. Jhajjar, Haryana                | Suspicious death of student                                                                       | 2017                                  | Complaint forwarded to NVS, Noida vide letter dated 06.03.2017.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             |
|       32 | Delhi Public School, 287-295, Bithoor Road, Kalyanpur, Kanpur, U.P.-208017. | Attempts Suicide                                            |                                                                                                   | 2017                                  | The Board has asked explanation from school. The school replied that police conducted and completed their investigations wherein accusation have not been found.                                                                                                                                                                                                            |
|       33 | G. D. Goenka Public School, Indirapuram, Death of the Class IV in school,   |                                                             | student of                                                                                        | 2017                                  | Comments has been asked from the school and school replied                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |

| S. No.   | School name and address                                                                                            | Nature of Complaint                                                                                                              | Year of Complaint   | Action Taken by CBSE                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           |
|----------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|          | Dist., Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh - 201 010                                                                          | student fall on second floor                                                                                                     |                     | that the student has taken to the hospital within 10 minutes. The matter is sub-judice at Allahabad High Court.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                |
| 34       | Small Wonders Senior Secondary School, Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh                                                    | Complaint dated 27.11.2017 from Sh. Udit Tamrakar beating the students and forceful stay in the school after school getting over | 2017                | Complaint has been forwarded to Regional Officer, Ajmer to depute two members committee to check the contents of complaint vide letter dated 18.12.2017                                                                                                                                                                                        |
| 35       | Vidyavaridhi International School, Tumkur, Karnataka                                                               | Death of 03 students due to stale food item                                                                                      | 2017                | Letter sent to District Magistrate for submitting their enquiry report on the matter dated 14.03.217. Further a reminder letter sent to Commissioner on 05.01.2018                                                                                                                                                                             |
| 36       | Aurum The Global School, Haldwani, Nanital, Uttarakhand                                                            | Mentally & Sexually harassment                                                                                                   | 2017                | The Board has asked explanation from school. School replied that accused expelled from services and he is facing trial. CCTV camera increased and GPS/CCTV camera in buses installed. Female staff deputed in washroom and buses.                                                                                                              |
| 37       | Holy Cross International School, Lekha Nagar, Ashopur, Danapur, Near DAV School Cantt. Road., Patna, Bihar -801503 | A girl student of class- II was sexually assaulted by school's sweeper                                                           | 2017                | The Board has sent letter dated 08.12.2017 to the school authority and Addl. Secretary, Education Department, Bihar, Patna for providing the facts/comments on the matter. The Education Deptt. Submitted the Report & on the basis of report Show Cause Notice dated 31.01.2018 as to why affiliation granted to school may not be withdrawn. |

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