2 weeks ago
Inspection Flags Safety and Infrastructure Issues at Colaba School
An inspection looked at a public school in Colaba, Mumbai.
The school is reportedly located above a fish market.
The inspection team said the school needs better safety and hygiene facilities.
It reported that there were no CCTV cameras and that sanitary pads were unavailable for girls.
Some food bars, shoes and kits were still packed away instead of being given to students.
A fire extinguisher was marked as expired in 2015.
Too many children were reportedly sharing one classroom.
The school also reportedly had no principal, and its water tanks were not cleaned regularly.
A ‘School Thik Karo’ inspection reported infrastructure, safety and hygiene concerns at Colaba Mumbai Public School.
The school reportedly operates in a market building with a fish market on the ground floor and lacks CCTV cameras.
Teachers said they had been seeking sanitary pads from the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation for five months.
Protein bars, shoes and student kits were reportedly stored without being distributed, while a fire extinguisher carried a 2015 expiry date.
Standards I to III students were reportedly sharing a classroom designed for about 40 students, and the school had no principal.
- Who
- Members of the Cockroach Janta Party conducted the inspection, with concerns involving students, teachers and school staff.
- What
- The ‘School Thik Karo’ campaign flagged reported problems involving school infrastructure, safety, hygiene, staffing and distribution of supplies.
- Where
- Colaba Mumbai Public School, Mumbai, reportedly located in a market building with a fish market on the ground floor.
- When
- The inspection date was not specified; teachers reportedly said they had sought sanitary pads from the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation for five months.
- Why
- The campaign organisers said the findings required better monitoring and action by the relevant authorities.
Key facts
- Campaign
- ‘School Thik Karo’
- Inspecting group
- Cockroach Janta Party
- School
- Colaba Mumbai Public School
- Fire-safety finding
- A fire extinguisher reportedly carried a 2015 expiry date.
- Classroom capacity
- A room stated to hold about 40 students reportedly accommodated approximately 70.
- Sanitary-pad request
- Teachers reportedly said they had followed up with the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation for five months.
- School leadership
- The school reportedly did not currently have a principal.
Sources
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