School safety rules & Government Orders

School Bus Safety — CBSE Government Order

Under the latest CBSE circular, all affiliated schools must deploy specific safety measures on their school buses. Non-compliance may lead to cancellation of affiliation.

1. Deploy guards on every school bus.
2. Fit each vehicle with closed-circuit television cameras (CCTV), GPS systems, sirens, and grilles on windows.
3. One well-trained lady attendant must be present on every bus; where possible, a parent should also oversee the driver and conductor.
4. Designate a transport manager inside the bus for student security.
5. Drivers fined more than twice in a year for any offence may not be employed by school authorities.
6. Drivers fined even once for over-speeding or rash driving cannot be hired.
7. Bus drivers are restricted from interacting with students and bus staff beyond a limit.
8. Each bus must carry a mobile phone for emergency use.
9. Students must be asked for feedback on the transport facility, especially about the driver and conductor.
10. Bus windows must have horizontal grills with mesh wire.
11. Buses must be fitted with speed governors capping the top speed at 40 km/h.

Study tour guidelines

Safety on educational tours is a matter of great concern. The MHRD and State Department of Education have laid out specific guidelines that schools must follow — particularly points (v) and (vi) of the State G.O.

1. Organise educational tours only through authorised travel agents.
2. Follow Department of Education guidelines for any cultural or educational tour originating from the school.
3. Provide complete pre-information about destinations — including risk factors — to students and parents.
4. A local tour guide is mandatory at the destination.
5. Review points (v) and (vi) of the State G.O. specifically before finalising any tour plan.

Page last updated 16 April 2017.