10 day extension to Noida schools to fix security and safety issues

The district magistrate had set a deadline of September 30 and stated that an inspection would be carried out in all schools to check the security measures.

The district administration extended its deadline to private schools for fixing security loopholes on school premises till October 10.

Private schools in Noida and Ghaziabad were asked to increase security and vigilance.

Earlier, the district magistrate had set a deadline of September 30 and stated that an inspection would be carried out in all schools to check the security measures.

“We have given an extension of 10 days to all schools on the deadline. We will conduct inspections in schools post this date,” said BN Singh, district magistrate, Gautam Budh Nagar.

Singh had decided to give an ultimatum in mid-September to all private schools in Gautam Budh Nagar after widespread demands by parents following the brutal murder of an eight-year-old student in a Gurgaon school.

On September 8, a class 2 student of Ryan International School, Bhondsi, Gurgaon, was found in a critical state after he was brutally attacked in a toilet. The boy succumbed to his injuries, triggering sharp reactions from parents groups across Delhi-NCR who demanded better security measures in schools.

Acknowledging the need to conduct inspections at private schools, magistrate BN Singh had then given a deadline till September 30 to all private schools to rectify the security measures.

However, the administration has decided to extend the original deadline.

According to Singh, the extension has been given due to many public holidays in the period.

“I had been in touch with schools and many requested saying that there are many public holidays in the first week of September. Also, we want corrective measures to be implied in all schools and our focus is on ensuring that itself,” said Singh