Summary:
Students should use both straps for carrying the school bags and should not sling the bag over one shoulder. Regular counselling through orientation programmes should be done for the parents as well as the students to ensure the compliance of light weight bags. Parents should be sensitised through PTMs that school bag should be made of light material and have broad-padded straps for symmetrical distribution of weight. Bags must be kept down while in the school assembly or while waiting for their conveyance.Students must inculcate a habit of adherence to timetable, to repack their bags on daily basis. CHANDIGARH: After Haryana and Punjab, Chandigarh too has issued a circular to principals of all private and government schools prescribing the weight of school bags for classes I to X.On Tuesday, district education officer officially shared the policy with all private and government schools..