Ensure that government schools follow safety norms like their private counterparts: Committee

The committee appointed by the Department of Primary and Secondary Education stated in its report that government schools are not held to the same standard as their private unaided counterparts when i

The committee appointed by the Department of Primary and Secondary Education stated in its report that government schools are not held to the same standard as their private unaided counterparts when it comes to adopting safety and security measures. The committee, headed by Member of the Legislative Council S.V. Sankanur, was constituted to examine if there was a need for managements to submit safety and security certificates when they apply for renewal of recognition for their schools. It submitted its report to Primary and Secondary Education Minister B.C. Nagesh in Bengaluru on Wednesday. A committee member stated that while private schools have been asked to follow all the safety and security measures, the department had failed to ask government schools to comply with the rules.