National Disaster Management Guidelines School Safety Policy
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SCHOOL <strong>Safety</strong><br />
POLICY <strong>Guidelines</strong><br />
2. Planning For <strong>Safety</strong><br />
Action By Whom When /<br />
frequency<br />
i. Prepare district-wise inventory of schools to be made<br />
safer<br />
ii. Mainstream <strong>Disaster</strong> Risk Reduction related works<br />
under SSA / RMSA<br />
SDMA / Department<br />
of Education<br />
State Project<br />
Director (SPD) -<br />
SSA/ RMSA<br />
Immediate, one<br />
time<br />
Yearly<br />
iii.<br />
Ensure school safety concerns are included in the<br />
State <strong>Disaster</strong> <strong>Management</strong> Plans<br />
SDMA / Department<br />
of Education<br />
Yearly<br />
iv.<br />
Review District <strong>Disaster</strong> <strong>Management</strong> Plans to make<br />
sure school safety is given due attention<br />
SDMA<br />
Yearly<br />
Section 5<br />
3. Implementation Of <strong>Safety</strong> Actions<br />
i. Appoint a panel of technical agencies to advise schools<br />
on local adaptations in school design and national and<br />
state norms on school safety<br />
4. Capacity Building For <strong>School</strong> <strong>Safety</strong><br />
i. Develop Action plan with Health Department, SDRF /<br />
Red Cross for training for students and school staff, on<br />
different natural hazards relevant to the state / district,<br />
dos and don’ts of different disasters, first aid etc.<br />
ii.<br />
iii.<br />
Develop child friendly IEC material in the vernacular<br />
medium for developing the understanding of children<br />
on various hazards and dos and don’ts of response<br />
Develop child friendly teaching material for teachers<br />
and students to engage them on school safety issues.<br />
Department of<br />
Education / SPD<br />
-SSA<br />
SDMA / State<br />
Education Officer<br />
(SEO) / SPD-SSA<br />
SDMA / Department<br />
of Education<br />
SCERT/ State Boards<br />
of Education<br />
Immediate, one<br />
time<br />
Immediate, one<br />
time<br />
Yearly<br />
Yearly<br />
iv.<br />
Conduct Training of Resource persons/ Teachers at the<br />
school level on school safety concepts and processes<br />
SCERT / SDMA<br />
Yearly<br />
v. Conduct Training of Resource persons/ Teachers on<br />
psycho-social support for children affected by disasters<br />
5. Monitoring <strong>School</strong> <strong>Safety</strong><br />
i. Monitor Implementation of <strong>National</strong> <strong>School</strong> <strong>Safety</strong><br />
<strong>Policy</strong> <strong>Guidelines</strong> at the state level<br />
SCERT/ SDMA<br />
SDMA & Department<br />
of Education<br />
Yearly<br />
Yearly<br />
5.3 District Level:<br />
Action By Whom When /<br />
frequency<br />
1. Strengthening institutional commitment to safe learning environment for children<br />
i. Co-opt senior officials of the Department of Education<br />
at the district level as part of DDMA<br />
District Collector /<br />
DDMA<br />
Immediate,<br />
one time<br />
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