National Disaster Management Guidelines School Safety Policy

SCHOOL Safety
POLICY Guidelines
Action By Whom When /
frequency
iii.
Train school safety focal point teachers on school safety
concept and various activities related to execution of
their responsibilities as the school safety focal point
teachers.
DDMA/DIET
Quarterly
iv.
Training of teachers on psycho-social support for children
affected by disasters
DDMA/DIET
Half yearly
v. Capacity building of SMC on different aspects of school
safety in case of an imminent disaster, e.g. Sanitation
and hygiene needs of boys, girls and teachers; first aid;
handling fires, handling chemicals/hazardous materials
in Labs etc.
5. Monitoring school safety
DDMA/DIET
Quarterly
Section 5
i. Evolve a mechanism for monitoring safety parameters in
all schools on a regular basis. Any existing monitoring
formats being used by the authorities shall essentially
include parameters on school safety.
ii.
Issue instructions to Block Education Officer or any other
official as appropriate, for overseeing and facilitating
school safety at the block level.
5.4 School Level:
DEO
DEO / Department of
Education
Quarterly
Immediate,
one time
Action By Whom When /
frequency
1. Strengthening institutional commitment to safe learning environment for children
i. Mobilize local community and the school to effectively
participate in school safety actions through meetings,
rallies etc. and to ensure dedicated planning and action.
SMC
Ongoing/ as
and when
required
ii. Designate a school safety focal point teacher (FPT) to
operationally anchor safety related actions at the school
level as part of his / her routine commitments in the
school.
Principal /
Headmaster
Immediate,
one time
iii.
Identify and develop a cadre of peer educators / trainers
for ensuring that safety messages, dos and don’ts of
different disasters, procedures and protocols reach each
and every student in the school.
School safety Focal
Point Teachers
Yearly
iv.
Establish inclusive mechanisms to address issues in
relation to school expansion and development, fire drills,
power outage, early dismissals for weather events, health
and safety concerns, trespassers or road/bus accidents.
SMC/PRI
Immediate,
one time
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