Security beefed up in schools, assures Ryan

Mumbai: The Ryan International School management, which has been in the news following the murder of its seven-year-old student in its Gurugram school, has assured all parents whose wards are studying in its schools about the increased safety measures it has taken across all Ryan schools. These measures include an increase of closed-circuit television (CCTV) surveillance, radio frequency tags, visitor’s protocol, etc. 

In the message that was forwarded to all the parents of the Ryan fraternity, it said, “We have already initiated installation of additional CCTV cameras in the schools to ensure intensive coverage of all areas in the schools. Extra attention is being paid to the areas frequented by the younger ones. After some time, we will connect the school CCTV feed to central monitoring cells in our regional offices.” 

However, parents on the other hand said the school should also focus on installing CCTV cameras inside the classrooms and the school buses. One of the parents on the condition of anonymity said, “We should know what is happening inside the class. What and how the teacher is behaving or doing with our kids. We want them to record all those and at least show to the Parent Teacher Association members, if not all the parents.” 

Apart from installing CCTV cameras, the school management said it is also tightening the visitor management process and has enhanced security by adding more guards and housekeeping staff. 

One of the parents said on the condition of anonymity, “We are neither surprised nor happy with what the school has promised. The school principals are not ready to meet or interact with us. They are not showing the courtesy to at least give an explanation to us parents.”

The Asian Age tried contacting Neti Srinivasan, the spokesperson of Ryan Group of Institutions, but he did not respond to calls.