Tag: CwSN Guidelines for Schools

Schools must provide separate toilets for CwSN boys and girls with enough space for wheelchairs or walkers: Check updated CBSE guidelines for students with special needs – Times of India

The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has optimised its guidelines for Children with Special Needs (CwSN) in schools. The revised regulations require schools to specify the floors where classes will be held when seeking affiliation. The guidelines also cover essential infrastructure, including signage, ramps, lifts, accessible and general toilets, basins, and Indian-style squatting seats.The official notification issued by the board reads, “The school shall provide proper facilities like ramps in toilets and at entry/exit points for wheelchair users and auditory signals in elevators/lifts and other possible infrastructural facilities.” and under Clause 14.15.2.“School shall promote inclusion of student with special ... Read more