In order to ensure safety of students and avoid crowding
people in a place, Education Department has been sending students home from
hostels.
“As discussed with all DPCs, DEO/ADPCs of Indore division,
only ADPC Jhabua reported 8 teenage girls staying in Girls Hostel of Model
School Kalyanpura as their parents are out of station,” Manish Verma, Joint
Director Education Department (Indore) said. He added that 3 out of these 8
were also picked up by their parents on Monday.
“Remaining all students of all RMSA/SSA/CWSN hostels have
already left for their homes. In Girls Hostel Kalyanpura, hostel Warden is
staying with the rest 5 girls to ensure their safety and sanitization of the
hostel,” Verma said.
He explained these the students of High School were in
hostel for their board examination and following the advisory, parents were
asked to pick up students as soon as board examinations were postponed.
“Parents of these teenage girls are stuck somewhere due to their jobs, so we
are ensuring their safety until parents can come and pick them up,” Verma said.
While most schools have already ensured that children go
back home for the holidays, some private hostels run for college students still
have students. In order to ensure their safety, an advisory has also been
issued to all the private hostels in the city to send students home.