Schools in Delhi will have to install CCTV cameras covering their entire premises and complete police verification of their non-teaching staff within three weeks has to be done as per revised guidelines issued on Monday by the state government.The directive comes amid increased concerns over the safety on school premises after the killing of a seven-year-old student in Gurugram’s Ryan International and alleged rape of five-year-old girl at her school in Shahdara.

“All schools, whether government-run or private, will have to mandatorily install CCTV cameras in classrooms, washroom area and playgrounds as well. Schools have been asked to conduct police verification of all their non-teaching staff be it sanitation workers, security staff or drivers, within three weeks,” said deputy chief minister Manish Sisodia at a meeting of school principals, police officers and other stakeholders on the issue of safety of students in schools...Read more

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