Dear friends,
I would like to share an important judgment given by the Supreme Court on 13.4.2009. The Court has held that it is the fundamental right of every child to receive education free from the fear of security and safety. The Court has provided detailed guidelines and ordered that all government and private schools in the country must adhere to the safety measures prescribed by the National Building Code of India 2005. Additionally, the Court directed that all existing schools must provide fire extinguishing equipment within 6 months.
Are all schools following the court order today in the right spirit?
Thanks
From India, Malappuram
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1446I would like to share an important judgment given by the Supreme Court on 13.4.2009. The Court has held that it is the fundamental right of every child to receive education free from the fear of security and safety. The Court has provided detailed guidelines and ordered that all government and private schools in the country must adhere to the safety measures prescribed by the National Building Code of India 2005. Additionally, the Court directed that all existing schools must provide fire extinguishing equipment within 6 months.
Are all schools following the court order today in the right spirit?
Thanks
From India, Malappuram
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Thank you, Mr. Agrawal, for sharing such a useful judgment copy with our members. However, there are still some doubts in our minds.
Whether all the schools have implemented the safety and fire norms available in the Court Order. Whether the schools have formed the Fire Safety Committee. Whether the inspections conducted by the Government Officials are really being carried out without any involvement of corruption or compromise in the safety norms required to be adopted in the schools. Whether the Fire Safety Committee can handle any incidents or accidents without much panic. Will the committee members and volunteers have adequate fire safety training and drills? If so, are they receiving regular and periodic training?
The questions in our minds can only be answered by the Almighty, in whose hands our children are going to school.
From India, Kumbakonam
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Whether all the schools have implemented the safety and fire norms available in the Court Order. Whether the schools have formed the Fire Safety Committee. Whether the inspections conducted by the Government Officials are really being carried out without any involvement of corruption or compromise in the safety norms required to be adopted in the schools. Whether the Fire Safety Committee can handle any incidents or accidents without much panic. Will the committee members and volunteers have adequate fire safety training and drills? If so, are they receiving regular and periodic training?
The questions in our minds can only be answered by the Almighty, in whose hands our children are going to school.
From India, Kumbakonam
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Thank you, Shri. Agrawal ji, for sharing such a useful judgment copy.
On the implementation of any law/case law, my questions are:
i. Are all laws/case laws implemented by the industry?
ii. Are our law enforcement authorities aware of the laws/case laws, changes, or amendments in laws?
Our law enforcement authorities know only "GANDHI BAPU!" It is a tragedy of our nation!
Thanks and regards,
Keshav Korgaonkar
From India, Mumbai
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On the implementation of any law/case law, my questions are:
i. Are all laws/case laws implemented by the industry?
ii. Are our law enforcement authorities aware of the laws/case laws, changes, or amendments in laws?
Our law enforcement authorities know only "GANDHI BAPU!" It is a tragedy of our nation!
Thanks and regards,
Keshav Korgaonkar
From India, Mumbai
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Dear Mr. Agarwal,
Thank you for posting such informative information for us.
- Bhaskar
I completely agree with you. I would like to share my personal experience. Approximately one year ago, I visited a reputed school in Delhi and noticed that the school had fire hydrant systems. However, when I inquired with some staff members about the use of fire-fighting systems or fire extinguishers in case of an emergency, they simply replied that they didn't know how to use the equipment. When I asked about the emergency evacuation plan, they informed me that emergency routes were posted everywhere.
I then asked if they had conducted any mock drills, for example, for fire or electrocution. To my surprise, someone mentioned they had never heard of the term "mock drill."
This is a true representation of our Indian schools. One can only imagine the condition of government schools or colleges in India. The government should take strict action if any schools or colleges are found negligent.
This is solely based on my personal experience and viewpoint.
Thanks and Regards.
From India, Mumbai
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Thank you for posting such informative information for us.
- Bhaskar
I completely agree with you. I would like to share my personal experience. Approximately one year ago, I visited a reputed school in Delhi and noticed that the school had fire hydrant systems. However, when I inquired with some staff members about the use of fire-fighting systems or fire extinguishers in case of an emergency, they simply replied that they didn't know how to use the equipment. When I asked about the emergency evacuation plan, they informed me that emergency routes were posted everywhere.
I then asked if they had conducted any mock drills, for example, for fire or electrocution. To my surprise, someone mentioned they had never heard of the term "mock drill."
This is a true representation of our Indian schools. One can only imagine the condition of government schools or colleges in India. The government should take strict action if any schools or colleges are found negligent.
This is solely based on my personal experience and viewpoint.
Thanks and Regards.
From India, Mumbai
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Dear Manish,
As a matter of fact, we need not to bother much because the Government schools have single floors or at most a Ground and First Floor only. They have plenty of open space, so in case of any fire accident or even a building collapse, the number of victims will be minimal.
These requirements mainly apply to private schools that lack a playground and open space. They operate in single multistorey buildings where the terrace serves as the playground for the school, posing a high danger.
Since schools are typically run by influential individuals and their fees are prohibitively high, ordinary people struggle to raise complaints against them.
Thirty years ago, schools used to have two evening periods weekly for Physical Training, two periods for Drawing, and two periods for Moral Studies, which engaged students and provided relaxation. However, nowadays, even these periods cause stress for the children attending school.
Without active engagement from students and teachers, do you believe it is possible to raise awareness about safety and firefighting?
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From India, Kumbakonam
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As a matter of fact, we need not to bother much because the Government schools have single floors or at most a Ground and First Floor only. They have plenty of open space, so in case of any fire accident or even a building collapse, the number of victims will be minimal.
These requirements mainly apply to private schools that lack a playground and open space. They operate in single multistorey buildings where the terrace serves as the playground for the school, posing a high danger.
Since schools are typically run by influential individuals and their fees are prohibitively high, ordinary people struggle to raise complaints against them.
Thirty years ago, schools used to have two evening periods weekly for Physical Training, two periods for Drawing, and two periods for Moral Studies, which engaged students and provided relaxation. However, nowadays, even these periods cause stress for the children attending school.
Without active engagement from students and teachers, do you believe it is possible to raise awareness about safety and firefighting?
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From India, Kumbakonam
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Dear bhaskar,
I agree with your Comment Mr.Bhaskar. Do you think how many of our schools/ colleges getting this judgment??? Then how many of our parents going to ask such kind of facilities available in schools/colleges prior to get admission??? First of all how many of our school/college staff’s and parents aware such kind of judgment??
Yesterday I had chat with one of my professor Mr.Senthil I asked about this judgment he is not aware of this. I asked to my dad he is aware of this.
Problem is our government and educated peoples. Government failed to implement such kind of judgments. Educated people failed to raise or asking the question to concerned parties because they don’t have time and they think it’s not our job and its totally waste of time. I don’t know when such kind of things will change in country.
From United States, Fpo
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I agree with your Comment Mr.Bhaskar. Do you think how many of our schools/ colleges getting this judgment??? Then how many of our parents going to ask such kind of facilities available in schools/colleges prior to get admission??? First of all how many of our school/college staff’s and parents aware such kind of judgment??
Yesterday I had chat with one of my professor Mr.Senthil I asked about this judgment he is not aware of this. I asked to my dad he is aware of this.
Problem is our government and educated peoples. Government failed to implement such kind of judgments. Educated people failed to raise or asking the question to concerned parties because they don’t have time and they think it’s not our job and its totally waste of time. I don’t know when such kind of things will change in country.
From United States, Fpo
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Dear Raghu
I have already done my part of job. I have disseminated the copy of this SC Judgement to all my contacts who does not have access to CiteHR.
Like this our members have to act smartly and hand over a copy to the schools of their wards in which they study.
What the Government have failed, let us try to accomplish from our level and educate the nearby schools. It is our duty to disseminate the copy, but it is upto to school, whether to follow or not.
From India, Kumbakonam
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I have already done my part of job. I have disseminated the copy of this SC Judgement to all my contacts who does not have access to CiteHR.
Like this our members have to act smartly and hand over a copy to the schools of their wards in which they study.
What the Government have failed, let us try to accomplish from our level and educate the nearby schools. It is our duty to disseminate the copy, but it is upto to school, whether to follow or not.
From India, Kumbakonam
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Dear Bhaskar,
Wow, nice to hear that. From my side, I already spoke to my school principal regarding this. Then, he probably gave a date last week in August. I'll use the date to explain everything to our school staff, conduct a meeting, and help them to ensure compliance as much as I can. Surely, once we implement this in our school, it will spread to others as well. If others ask me to help them, I will surely assist as much as I can to stay in compliance.
From United States, Fpo
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Wow, nice to hear that. From my side, I already spoke to my school principal regarding this. Then, he probably gave a date last week in August. I'll use the date to explain everything to our school staff, conduct a meeting, and help them to ensure compliance as much as I can. Surely, once we implement this in our school, it will spread to others as well. If others ask me to help them, I will surely assist as much as I can to stay in compliance.
From United States, Fpo
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Dear PCA Thanks for sharing the updates with us... If anyone having the following please share: 1. School Safety Manual 2. Specific Checklist Covering all the Fire & Safety requirements of Schools
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