CBSE, Narcotics Control Bureau join hands for creating drug-free environment in schools
New Delhi (PTI): The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has partnered with the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) to strengthen cooperation in creating drug-free school environment and raising awareness against substance abuse, according to officials.
An MoU was signed here in this regard paving way for joint initiatives, including quarterly awareness programmes, capacity-building workshops for teachers and counsellors, digital learning modules, community outreach, and counselling support for students and their families.
A pilot program will be launched in 100 CBSE schools, which will further extend outreach through a hub-and-spoke model.
Anurag Garg, Director General, NCB, highlighted the crucial role of educational institutions in combating the menace of drugs and reaffirmed NCB’s support in conducting awareness campaigns, workshops, and counselling programs.
"Schools must provide students with a safe and supportive environment, in addition to academics," CBSE Secretary Himanshu Gupta said.
He explained that timely intervention and government programs like Tele-MANAS, which is expanding access to mental healthcare across India, can be instrumental in this effort.
The event concluded with an interactive question-answer session, allowing school leaders and counsellors to engage with experts, voice concerns, and explore practical solutions for effective drug prevention initiatives at the school level.
The CBSE-NCB collaboration aims to ensure a safe, healthy, and empowering educational environment that discourages substance abuse and promotes positive choices among students, the officials said.
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Karnataka School Edu Dept prohibits children from being made to dance to obscene songs
Bengaluru (PTI): The Karnataka School Education Department has issued a circular strictly prohibiting children from being made to dance to obscene songs in educational and cultural programmes.
It stated that such dances would negatively impact students' mental health and moral values. It will create indiscipline and harm the sanctity of education.
"All the Deputy Directors (Administration) of the state's School Education Department have been asked to take strict measures to prevent children or students from dancing to obscene songs in all government, aided and unaided schools in the state," the office of the commissioner of the School Education Department said in a recent circular.
"If it is found that children are being made to dance to obscene songs, appropriate action will be taken against the headmaster or management of such school," it added.
The department also listed certain measures in this regard, which include: strictly prohibiting children from being made to dance to obscene songs during educational and cultural programmes; selecting songs that are inspiring, positive, instilling national pride in children and reflecting the greatness, dignity, values, culture, and morality of the state.
Stating that the school headmaster and management are responsible for selecting songs and dances for cultural programmes, it said, they should also ensure that students wear decent clothes in dance or cultural programmes.
