Next academic year, students should prepare to be educated on traffic sense, and those in higher standards can expect a chapter in their books on civic sense and the ill effects of consuming alcohol. The education department has been considering implementing the change after receiving letters of request from education activists seeking to include lessons in the syllabus for students to bring about awareness.

“What we perceive is that children are not aware of their basic rights and laws and due to lack of civic sense, children drift toward anti-social activities that include smoking, drinking and theft. There have been many instances, where children get entwined in complicated situations, as they don’t know the rules and laws,” said Jayant Jain, president of Forum for Fairness in Education.