Virtual Meet held by CEO Doda
Virtual Meet held by CEO Doda
Virtual Meet held by CEO Doda
Doda, March 04:-
The Chief Education Officer (CEO) Doda, Parkash Lal Thapa today convened a virtual meeting of Heads of All the Private Schools who ply their School vehicles in the District.
The meeting was held to enforce the followup of Hon’ble Supreme Court guidelines for school buses as Sr. Superintendent of Police Traffic NHW Ramban in his office communication: CS/TPO/NHW/cir/10/24/340-55, Dated 02/03/2024, has observed that most of the Private Institutions in the District have not implemented the guidelines laid down by the Hon’ble Supreme Court of India.
CEO Doda impressed upon all the HOIs of Pvt. Institutions in the District to follow the Hon’ble Supreme Court guidelines reflected hereunder in letter and spirit.
School Buses should be printed yellow, School Bus must be written on the black and front of the bus, If it is hired bus ” On School Duty” should be clearly indicated, Bus should be have a First Aid Box, Bus should be fitted with speed governor of specified standard, windows of Bus should be fitted with horizontal frills, There should be fire extinguisher in the bus, School Name and telephone Number must be written on the Bus, The doors of the Bus should be fitted with reliable locks, To keep the school bags safely, there should be a space fitted under the seats, There must be a qualified attendant in the bus to attend to children, Any parent or guardian sitting in the bus or a teacher may also travel to ensure these safety norms, The driver should have at least 05 years of experience of driving heavy vehicles, A driver who has been Challaned (fined) more than twice in a year for offenses like red light jumping, violation of lane Discipline of allowing unauthorized person to driver cannot be employed and a driver who has been Challaned (fined) even once for the offence of over speeding, drunken driving and dangerous driving etc. cannot be employed.
Any non compliance will invite action, the responsibility of which will rest on the management of defaulting institutions.