There have been innumerable cases in the past few weeks where the safety of children within and outside school campuses has been questioned. School teachers, principals, educationists as well as other experts got together under one roof on Saturday, to highlight the solutions that could be implemented in schools to avoid such instances. “The aim is not just to make people aware of the problems; we also want to come up with solutions that can be shared with the state education department,” said Basanti Roy, educationist and former secretary of the state board.

The meeting was part of Shikshan Katta, an initiative of the Shikshan Vikas Manch at Yashwantrao Chavan Centre, an informal forum of educationists and school principals. Minutes of this meeting have been put across to the education department for further discussion and action.