*Action will be taken against violators: CEO
Excelsior Correspondent
Srinagar, Sept 21: The parents whose children are enrolled in the St. Joseph’s School, Baramulla today alleged that the school lacks in having sufficient transport facilities and that in the absence of the same, their wards were facing issues.
The aggrieved parents said that the vehicles with the carrying capacity of 10 are seen carrying 20 which, they said, is not only against the rules but also calls for immediate action from the concerned authorities.
“Our kids are humans and they are being treated as animals. The vehicles which have the capacity of carrying 10 students, the same ensures that they get in 20 while the authorities are in deep slumber,” Tariq Ahmad Mughloo, one of the parents said.
He said that the matter needs to be looked into and concerned should be made to adhere to the guidelines in this regard. “We seek the intervention of traffic authorities and at the same time the condemned vehicles should not be put to use for the safety of the kids,” he said.
The parents said that the situation is the same in almost all the schools that are operating in the district, while they added that St Joseph’s School has got only 8 vehicles to ferry the students while the roll is in thousands.
Another parent, Tanveer Hassan Bhat whose daughter is enrolled at St Joseph’s School said that all the vehicles of the schools are filled with students in violation of the rules.
“How are the police not looking into the matter; the parent’s body of the school should take up the matter with the school authorities,” he said, adding that the school needs to add more vehicles to its transport fleet to make the commute of students hassle-free.
The parents said that the St. Joseph’s School does not have its transport and is largely relying on the private vehicles which the schools have roped in.
The Chief Education Officer (CEO), Baramulla, G.M. Lone assured the necessary action and said that the matter will be looked into and action will be taken against those found flouting norms. “We will constitute the teams and they will be on roads, will ensure that the rules and regulations are followed by every school,” he said.
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