Two city schools have asked parents of ISC examinees to see that their children do not drive cars or two-wheelers to school for examinations even if they have a valid licence.
South City International School issued the notice on Wednesday because some students were driving to school, something that they want to discourage, especially during examinations.
“Please do not allow children to drive to school, even if they have a valid licence especially as they need to reach the examination centre on time. Reckless driving by others could result in an unwanted episode with our children,” said the notice from the school’s principal.
The ISC (Class XII) examinations began on Monday and will continue till March 31.
“There are students who have a licence and they drive to school. But during an examination, their mind can be on the particular subject and they could be distracted,” said John Bagul, principal of the school.
To discourage students from driving to school, the authorities do not allow parking on the premises. But students park their vehicles outside the school or at an adjoining mall, a teacher said.
The school has suggested to parents that the students use public transport.
“I request you to see that the children are told to use public transport like an Uber, Ola... in case personal car is not available,” the notice said.
St Thomas’ Boys’ School in Kidderpore has asked parents to see that their children do not drive two-wheelers to school.
“Before the examinations started, we told parents to see that they drop their children to school instead of them driving the vehicles,” said John Ghosh, principal, St Thomas’ Boys’ School.
Even when parents drop their children to school, they should wear helmets to stay safe, he said.
Recently, two girls died and a third was injured after the scooter they were riding rammed into a roadside tree in Haridevpur on the southeastern fringes of the city. None of them was wearing helmets, police had said.