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Andhra Pradesh rights commission says schools are failing to follow child-safety rules
The Andhra Pradesh State Human Rights Commission says many schools are not following child-safety rules.
It raised the concern after a youth attacked two Class X students with an electric chainsaw at Raptadu Zilla Parishad High School in Anantapur district on October 31.
The National Commission for Protection of Child Rights has a school-safety manual, but the State Human Rights Commission said it had remained on paper.
In August 2025, the state’s Director of School Education told regional and district education officers to improve security and prevent unauthorised entry, but many schools have not acted, the commission said.
It said the Raptadu school management appeared to have failed to follow the instructions.
The commission said schools should install CCTV cameras, appoint security staff and set up internal vigilance committees, while discussing safety with staff and parents.
Andhra Pradesh’s State Human Rights Commission said many schools are not following child-safety guidelines.
The commission linked a recent attack on two Class X students at a school in Anantapur district to the school management’s failure to implement government directions.
It said a national child-safety manual and other government and court guidelines had not been put into practice.
The commission called for measures including CCTV cameras, security staff and internal vigilance committees.
- Who
- Andhra Pradesh’s State Human Rights Commission made the assessment after an attack on two Class X students.
- What
- The commission said many schools were failing to follow child-safety guidelines.
- When
- The commission issued its remarks on November 9, 2026. The attack took place on October 31.
- Where
- Raptadu Zilla Parishad High School in Anantapur district, Andhra Pradesh.
- Why
- The commission said the school management had failed to implement government directions on safety and security.
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Andhra Pradesh’s Director of School Education instructed regional and district education officials to strengthen school security and prevent unauthorised entry.
A youth wielding an electric chainsaw attacked two Class X students at Raptadu Zilla Parishad High School.
The State Human Rights Commission said many schools were not implementing child-safety guidelines.
- Students attacked
- Two Class X students
- School
- Raptadu Zilla Parishad High School
- District
- Anantapur
- Attack date
- October 31, 2026
- Safety instructions
- Issued by Andhra Pradesh’s Director of School Education in August 2025
What people are saying
It was the duty of the head of the school to implement the safety and security guidelines strictly, but prima facie it appeared that the head of the Raptadu school failed to implement those instructions