Students barred from riding bikes to SSLC exam centres

Mysuru: With the SSLC exams set to begin from June 25, authorities are taking extensive measures to ensure the safety of students. Going an extra mile, the officials of the district administration have barred students from riding two wheelers other than bicycles to the exam centres.
The ensure, students adhere to the order, officials will keep an eye on how the students are arrive at the exam centres.
“Only parents must ride two wheelers to drop students at the centre. The decision has been taken to ensure the safety of the students as it is a common practice in the rural areas for students to ride bikes with friends to the exam centres. This could potentially expose them to Covid-19 as they won’t be sure of their friends’ health status,” said the officials.
Mysuru DDPI Panduranga confirmed the decision. “Last year in Mysuru district, two SSLC students who were on their way to the examination centre in Nanjanagud riding a bike died after their bike hit an electric pole. So, we decided to ensure that no student arrives at the centre driving any vehicle. Only bicycles are exempted,” he said.
“We have also barred autos as they are almost always overcrowded and may violate the social distance norms,” explained an officer from DPI.
Speaking to TOI, Karnataka Secondary Education Examination Board (KSEEB) director V Sumangala said: “We are micro managing transport facilities at school level. KSRTC buses and school vans will be hired. The state transporter will also operate special routes for the students.”
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Mobile phones banned at centres
The Karnataka Secondary Education Examination Board (KSEEB) has directed the DDPIs to ensure the appointment of mobile phone acquisition officers to recover the mobile phones of the students as well as exam duty employees at the exam centres. Senior officials of the DPI will be appointed as mobile acquisition officers, said DDPI Panduranga.