Delhi government tells schools to take steps to check bunking

In attempt to keep a check on students bunking classes, the Delhi government has suggested a series of measures to the city’s private schools. The Delhi government has asked the schools to install CCTV cameras and added that it is also contemplating action against teachers whose pupils are found missing classes.

The Delhi government has come up with a list of 14 suggestions to check bunking by the students and the list includes increasing the height of boundary walls and installing CCTV cameras and taking attendance of the students at least twice a day.

“Of late, it has been observed that some students try to bunk classes simply to enjoy roaming in public places, parks, roads, etc. Innocent students do not realise that by bunking classes, they are not only causing loss to their studies but also endangering their own lives,” the city’s directorate of education (DoE) said in a letter to all the school principals.

The circular added that it is all the more important for teachers and heads to ensure that no student leaves the premises before the school is closed for the day. Once a student has come to school, the class teacher, subject teachers, the PET and the head of the school must ensure he/she does not leave the premises till the last period is over.

Directing principals and vice-principals to make frequent rounds of classrooms and school premises, the department said, “The department is contemplating strict action against those teachers and heads of schools whose students are found roaming out of school after having got their attendance marked.”

“The heads must ensure that all teachers reach classes within two-three minutes of the ringing of bells. No leniency in this regard can be justified. If a student is found absent from the class (after having been present in the assembly), his/her parents must be called to school promptly through written notice or phone calls.”

The parents should be advised to ensure that their wards remain in the school throughout the day and not bunk classes, the circular added.