CBSE safety guidelines: Audio-visual CCTV mandatory in schools with minimum 15-day footage retention
New Delhi: In a move to enhance student safety across school campuses, the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has issued a directive requiring all affiliated schools to install high-definition CCTV cameras with audio-visual recording at key points within school premises.
CBSE secretary Himanshu Gupta in a public circular announced that the board has amended its Affiliation Bye-laws (2018) to include this new provision. Schools have been instructed to ensure camera surveillance in all critical areas, including classrooms, hallways, libraries, canteens, playgrounds, and all entry and exit points. However, private spaces such as toilets and washrooms are strictly exempt from surveillance.
The objective of this initiative is to provide a safer environment for students and protect them from “bullying and other implicit threats.”
The board has also ordered schools to retain CCTV footage for a minimum of 15 days, making it available for review by authorities when required. Additionally, schools must conduct regular maintenance checks, maintain data backups, and resolve any technical malfunctions to ensure continuous monitoring.
This directive aligns with the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR)’s ‘Manual on Safety and Security of Children in Schools’ released in September 2021, which emphasises emotional and physical safety of students, protection from bullying, and the creation of a secure and nurturing learning environment.
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Man kills 12-year-old nephew over property dispute in Karnataka’s Sindhanur
Sindhanur: A 12-year-old boy was killed and his mother seriously injured after a man allegedly attacked his elder brother’s family with a knife over a property dispute in Alabanur village of Sindhanur taluk on Wednesday morning.
The deceased has been identified as Nagaraj Siddappa Alvi (12). Amrutha Siddappa (42) sustained serious injuries in the attack. Police said the accused is Basavaraj Rudrappa Alvi, the younger brother of the victim boy’s father.
According to preliminary information, Basavaraj had arrived in Alabanur village on Tuesday and was staying at his mother’s house.
On Wednesday morning, he allegedly went to the house of his brother Siddappa carrying a knife. At the time, Siddappa’s wife Amrutha and children Nagaraj and Dhanush were present in the house.
Police said the accused allegedly attacked them with the knife. Nagaraj died in the incident, while Amrutha and Dhanush suffered serious injuries.
The injured were shifted to the government hospital in the city for treatment.
Deputy Superintendent of Police G. Chandrashekhar visited the spot and gathered information.
Sources said Chinnamma Rudrappa of Alabanur village has two sons Siddappa, who lives in Alabanur, and Basavaraj, who resides in Alliganur village of Siruguppa taluk.
Police suspect the long-standing property dispute between the two brothers led to the fatal attack.
