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Clause Provisions

4.7.1 The School will provide adequate facilities for potable drinking water on each

floor.

4.7.2 The School will provide clean healthy and hygienic toilets on each floor with
washing facilities for boys and girls separately in proportion to the number of

students. The toilets for the primary students should be separate from other
toilets. There should be separate toilets for staff members. Signage Boards

should be displayed prominently in the toilets of all categories.

4.7.3 The School shall provide proper facilities like, ramps in toilets and at entry/

exit points for wheelchair users and auditory signals in elevators/lifts in
accordance with the provisions laid down in RPWD Act-2016.

4.7.6 The school shall follow the guidelines related to the safety of the children in
schools contained in the following:
(a) The guidelines issued by the Hon’ble Supreme Court of India in Writ

Petition (Civil) no.483 of 2004 in the matter of Avinash Mehrotra
(Petitioner) Versus Union of India & Others (Respondents) CHAPTER 7 : STUDENTS

(b) The Guidelines on School Safety Policy, 2016 issued by the
National Disaster Management Authority which is statutory in nature.

(c) Manual on Safety and Security of Children in Schools Developed by
National Commission for Protection of Child Rights.

(d) National Building Code-2005, as amended from time to time.

4.7.7 “The School should scrupulously observe prescription from the State
Government/Municipal Authority/Transport Department regarding health &

hygiene, drinking water, fire safety, building safety and transport precautions
in the school.

14.25 The school shall check gender-specific violence; strictly comply with the

guidelines, norms and procedures prescribed in the Protection of Children
from Sexual Offences Act-2012 (POCSO Act), the Sexual Harassment Of

Women At Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition And Redressal) Act- 2013
and other Union and State Acts.

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