Delhi school tragedy prompts Goa schools to beef up security measures

Goa | Thursday | 14th September, 2017

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Panaji: The tragic case of a seven-year-old boy who was found murdered inside Ryan International School, Delhi, has brought schools in Goa under the scanner yet again. While parents are sceptical of their children's safety within school premises, schools are in the process of beefing up their security measures. But after the Delhi incident, we have been receiving more enquiries for CCTV installation in and around the campus. "Most schools in the state are already equipped with cameras to monitor their students. The rules made it mandatory for schools to install CCTV cameras, have security guards at the school gate, maintain an entry register etc.The Dona Paula-based Our Lady of the Rosary High School for girls was among the first few to have taken to installation of CCTV cameras and fortification of security measures within their campus..