During his long and continuing struggle to get justice, Mr. Meena said he has realised that there is no systematic deterrence to compel schools to be more responsible and ensure better safety for children. But what I observed while I was out seeking fair investigations is that those who run these schools know they are booked under light and bailable sections like it happened in my son’s case,” he said. “They know that in the worst-case scenario, they will walk away by paying compensation and let’s face it, there is no dearth of money,” he added. ‘Need CBI probe’But Mr. Meena is not satisfied. In September last year, the HC had directed the Delhi government to carry out periodical inspections of buildings and premises of all government, municipal and private schools.

Source: The Hindu September 08, 2017 20:15 UTC