The Hyderabad City Police conducted a meeting with school managements, transport coordinators, and drivers at Ravindra Bharathi on Thursday (June 19, 2025) to address issues related to the safety of students during their daily commute. The meeting focused on enforcing transport regulations, reducing traffic congestion near schools, and ensuring accountability among all stakeholders.
Install CCTV and dashboard cameras in all school vehicles
The commissioner of police C.V. Anand addressed the gathering and said that student safety is a shared responsibility between school managements, the police, transport officials, and parents. He made it clear that if any incident involving a student occurs within 200 metres of a school campus, the institution’s management will be held responsible. He urged schools to allow regular inspection of buses, implement strict boarding and alighting procedures, and install CCTV and dashboard cameras in all school vehicles to monitor both drivers and attendants.
Drone visuals of school zones to be shared with mgmts as warning
Additional commissioner of police (Traffic) Joel Davis highlighted the need for proper parking spaces and urged schools to lease designated areas to reduce congestion. He also requested the installation of CCTV cameras at school entrances to monitor daily activity. He mentioned that traffic police now use drones to capture visuals of school zones. These visuals will first be shared with the school management as a warning before further action is taken.
