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New students' force in five school

KOCHI: Decks have been cleared for the launch of the Student Police Cadet (SPC) scheme in the district. A meeting of the district advisory board of the SPC that met here decided to start the project in five schools.

Student Police Cadet is a new concept launched by the State government in which students will come together to form a force like NCC and NSS.

The aim of SPC is to instil civic sense and social commitment among students and to enable students to support police in fight against crime and terrorism.

The schools identified for the project are: Government Girls High School, Ernakulam; St. Sebastian High School, Thoppumpady; Edward Memorial Girls' High School, Fort Kochi; Vennala High School, Vennala; and Government Boys' Higher Secondary School, Tripunithura.

The SPC meeting was held at the office of the City Police Commissioner Manoj Abraham, who is the chairman of the district advisory board. The district collector is the chief partron.

District panchayat education standing committee chairman, District Deputy Director of Education, Revenue Deputy Director (HSS), Assistant Deputy Director (VHSS), and district officials of departments of forest, excise, motor vehicles and local administration are members of the committee.

School-level committees were formed at these schools on Tuesday. School principal, local Circle Inspector or Sub-Inspector of police, PTA president, and representatives of departments of education, forest, excise, motor vehicle, ward member or councillor or staff secretary of the local body concerned will be other members of these committees.

School committee

The school committee will select two platoons for 22 members each from among eighth standard and Plus One students.

Eligibility for being selected as SPC is at least 50 per cent marks, physical fitness, good conduct certificate from the principal and consent letter from the parent.

Students from high school will come under the SPC high school wing and those from higher secondary will be known as SPCs. Two teachers will also be selected from each school to the ranks of Community Police Officer and Additional Community Police Officer and they will have honorary rank of Sub-Inspectors. The scheme is being implemented in government and aided schools at present.

All technical assistance will be extended to other schools willing to take up the project. The formal inauguration of the scheme will be made at Kozhikode on July 24 and the functioning of SPC in the district will be formally launched on July 25, said a press release from the City Police.

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