Pradhuman Thakur, the boy who was murdered

The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has taken a step forward in making schools safe for children. They announced on Wednesday that the onus for the safety of its students lies with the school authorities. In response to a Supreme Court query, after the death of the seven-year-old boy at Ryan international school in Delhi, the board sent a circular titled ‘safety of children’ to its affiliated schools. They have given the schools two months to complete psychometric evaluation of all their staff, which includes teachers, non-teaching staff, sweepers, bus drivers and conductors.