Rc.No. ESE02-11/143/2020-SCERT Dt : 01/09/2021
Sub: School Education – SCERT, AP – Student Safety Guidelines – School Safety
Plan – Dilapidated condition School building report – Reg.
Ref: This ofce proceedings Rc.No. ESE02-11/143/2020-SCERT dated:
16.11.2020, 24.11.2020, 9.12.2020 and 30.12.2020.
The attention of all the District Educational Ofcers in the State is invited
to the reference cited and they are here by informed that two unfortunate
incidents have taken place in the schools during last week, one in Krishna district
and another one in Prakasam district where two children lost their lives. The
incidents call for a reality check of the school safety arrangements in the schools.
2. Therefore, all the Regional Joint Directors of School Education, District
Educational Ofcers and Principals of IASEs/CTEs/Govt. DIETs in the state are
requested to give clear instructions to the respective feld functionaries on the
following.
Implementation of Student Safety Guidelines:
a. To follow the Student Safety Guidelines Strictly and create awareness
among the students to avoid untoward incidents.
b. To issue instructions to HMs to prepare their school safety plan, school
evacuation plan in case of emergencies.
c. The Principals and Headmasters shall immediately take up a review of the
guidelines already issued by this office vide reference cited.
d. Wherever there are damaged and dilapidated buildings in the school
premises, The Regional Joint Directors of School Education, District Educational Officers and Principals of IASEs/CTEs/Govt. DIETs shall ensure
that a Danger Symbol is displayed in red color on the unused or
damaged buildings.
e. Similarly in case of unused and old wells existing in the school premises,
they have to be covered with iron mesh and a danger symbol to be
displayed at such places also.
f. Similar caution to be displayed wherever High Tension electric lines are
passing through the school premises.
Student safety week:
a. It is proposed to organize a student safety week from 6th – 9th September,
2021. (Suggested activities are annexed)
Furnishing appropriate data regarding school safety:
a. It is observed that certain felds in section 11 of data capture format are
not flled appropriately, which reffects the state performance in certain
indicators.
b. All Headmasters shall be instructed to fll appropriate data in all felds in
the data capture format of UDISE Plus for effective refection of state
performance
c. All Headmasters shall be instructed to submit the action taken on the
implementation of school safety guidelines in the following Google tracker
before 4th September, 2021.
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1LY0F7KN7iVh6h3ZDbN4EfjYKjB5Zcxm0cmVhHlMmr2Y/edit
3. All the District Educational Ofcers in the state are requested to submit the
report on dilapidated school buildings in their respective district by 8.9.2021 to
this ofce and also create awareness among the students, teachers and parents
on FAST ( First Aid for Students and Teachers) app. The link for the FAST app is
given below:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?
Chinaveerabhadrudu Vadrevu
Director, School Education
