Probe panel pointed out shortcomings at Ryan school, Centre tells Lok Sabha

New Delhi : A number of shortcomings, including no seperate toilets for drivers and conductors of school buses, were pointed out by a committee set to inquire into the death of a student at the Ryan International School in Gurugram, the government told Parliament on Tuesday.

Minister of State for Human Resource Development Upendra Kushwaha, in a written reply, told the Lok Sabha that shortcomings were found in the school infrastructure by the two-member panel formed by the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE). 

The inquiry was launched to investigate the death of Class 2 student Pradyuman Thakur, who was found with his throat slit inside the school bathroom last September. 

"There were no separate toilets for drivers and conductors engaged by the school. They were using the same facilities meant for students and other staff. The toilets had no window grills to stop unauthorised entry from outside. No attendant/aayah was present at the toilets for small children," the minister said. 

The inquiry also revealed that there was no full-time Principal and only an Acting Principal was looking after the school management at the time of the crime. 

The school also did not have valid fire safety certificate, no potable drinking water, and no provisions for differently abled students. 

According to the report, closed-circuit television were found to be insufficient and not functioning and the school boundary wall was not adequate to fend off outsiders. 

A Class 11 student was apprehended by the Central Bureau of Investigation for the murder. The accused is hosed in a juvenile home at present.