{"id":371390,"date":"2025-12-31T17:30:42","date_gmt":"2025-12-31T12:00:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/?p=371390"},"modified":"2025-12-31T17:34:54","modified_gmt":"2025-12-31T12:04:54","slug":"cbse-withdraws-affiliation-neerja-modi-school-gross-violation-of-child-safety-norms","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2025\/12\/31\/cbse-withdraws-affiliation-neerja-modi-school-gross-violation-of-child-safety-norms\/","title":{"rendered":"CBSE Withdraws Jaipur\u2019s Neerja Modi School\u2019s affiliation After 9-Year-Old Student\u2019s Death – How Students Will Be Affected"},"content":{"rendered":"
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On 30-12-2025, the Central Board of Secondary Education<\/span> (‘CBSE’) revoked the affiliation granted to Neerja Modi School<\/span>, Jaipur, Rajasthan, following a detailed inquiry that revealed gross violations of mandatory child safety norms<\/span> and Affiliation Bye-Laws following the tragic death of a nine-year-old<\/span> student on the school premises.<\/p>\n

Background:<\/h3>\n

On 1-11-2025<\/span>, a Class IV student fell from the fourth floor of the school building and succumbed to injuries. In response, CBSE took charge and deputed a two-member Fact-Finding Committee<\/span> to ascertain the circumstances leading to the incident. The Committee submitted its final report on 17-11-2025, after reviewing CCTV footage, investigating staff, and child’s parents’ statements, which concluded serious lapses<\/span> and recommended action<\/span>.<\/p>\n

Neerja Modi School replied to the CBSE’s show cause notice and emphasized its long-standing reputation, building and fire safety certificates, and asserted that committees existed (Anti-Bullying, POCSO, Child Protection<\/span>). It also claimed that CCTV upgrades to audio-visual systems with 15-day backup were underway<\/span>. The school denied bullying allegations and suggested that cleaning the area was a unilateral act by a sweeper.<\/p>\n

CBSE analysed that all claims by the school were insufficient untenable and the tragic loss was preventable. It rejected the school’s defence, emphasising that:<\/p>\n

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    Past performance of the school and its reputation is not a defence for the present incident.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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    Claims by the school regarding Committees<\/span> exited only on paper. with no evidence of functionality.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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    Certificates of building safety or fire compliance and showcasing the deceased child’s participation in school activities cannot substitute for ensuring her mental wellbeing and physical safety.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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    The school’s assertion that CCTV upgrades were “in progress” does not meet the mandatory requirement of actual compliance. The absence of proper surveillance and monitoring at the time of the incident reflects a clear breach of CBSE circulars<\/span> and statutory safety norms.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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    Handling of the incident site was grossly improper<\/span>. Immediate cleaning of the blood-stained area<\/span> constituted destruction of potential forensic evidence and demonstrated disregard for legal and procedural obligations.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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    Repeated parental complaints about bullying were ignored or inadequately addressed. The school failed to refer the child or her classmates to counselling or initiate structured remedial action, despite being put on notice multiple times.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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    The absence of vigilant staff and unrestricted movement of students between floors exposed systemic lapses in supervision. These failures directly contributed to the circumstances leading to the tragedy.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    The Neerja Modi school violated the following mandatory safety norms and legal provisions:<\/p>\n