135 Gurgaon schools fail to submit self-certificates on safety

Gurgaon, October 28 : More than 130 schools in Gurgaon have failed to submit self-certificates pertaining to the security and safety on their campuses and transport services, an official has said.
The city police will register FIRs against 135 schools for failing to submit the certificates. The directions were issued by the district education department, Gurgaon Deputy Commissioner Vinay Pratap Singh said on Friday.
The Gurgaon administration and the department had issued several guidelines to schools on safety and security following the killing of a seven-year-old boy in Ryan International School in Bhondsi here on September 8.
“On the basis of these guidelines, we had asked all private schools to submit the self certification before the district education department within 15 days.
“So far, the department has received certificates from 223 schools, while the remaining 135 schools including a branch of the Ryan International School, have not submitted the same,” Singh said.