{"id":202459,"date":"2018-09-28T14:31:45","date_gmt":"2018-09-28T09:01:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/?p=202459"},"modified":"2018-10-01T10:48:44","modified_gmt":"2018-10-01T05:18:44","slug":"the-student-of-every-age-must-be-safe-and-secure-in-the-school-premises-and-while-traveling-from-their-homes-to-school-and-back-uttaranchal-hc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2018\/09\/28\/the-student-of-every-age-must-be-safe-and-secure-in-the-school-premises-and-while-traveling-from-their-homes-to-school-and-back-uttaranchal-hc\/","title":{"rendered":"\u201cThe student of every age must be safe and secure in the school premises and while traveling from their homes to school and back\u201d: Uttaranchal HC"},"content":{"rendered":"

Uttaranchal High Court:<\/strong> A Division Bench comprising of Rajiv Sharma, ACJ. and Sharad Kumar Sharma, J., gave directions to ensure safety of school students from the moment they leave their home to when they reach back to the same.<\/p>\n

The petitioner has brought before the Court a case of sexual assault committed on a student inside a school van in the State highlighting the barbaric nature of the act, which he assets to have increased with an alarming rate and thus he pleads to look into the matter with sensitivity as safety and security of students was a grave issue. The petitioner has also attached details of the recent crimes committed against the girl child in District Nainital.<\/p>\n

The petitioner brought into light the threats attributed towards the parents of the students by a few persons in allegiance with the school administration in order to dissuade them to pursue the matter. Hence it was the responsibility of the School Administration\/Management to ensure the safety of every student by taking necessary remedial steps to address this menace.<\/p>\n

Accordingly:<\/p>\n