A. Composition of the Parent Teacher Association.-
(1) Every private school shall form a Parent Teacher Association (PTA) at school level.
(2) The term of the members of the PTA shall be three years or till the wards of the parents who are the members of the PTA leave the school, whichever is earlier.
(3) The Secretary of the PTA who is the Head Masteror the Principal, District Institute of Education and Training shall be the convener of the PTA
(4) Only the parent or the guardian of the pupils studying in the school shall be elected as the office bearers of the PTA.
B. The Functions of the Parent Teacher Association.-(1) The PTA shall follow the guidelines or byelaws issued by the State Parent Teacher Association, from time to time. The PTA shall also perform the following functions with reference to the safety and security of the pupils in school as prescribed by the Government of India, Ministry of Human Resource Development, Department of School Education and Literacy, namely:-
(a) conduct periodical meetings atleast once in a month and the minutes or the discussions of the meeting shall be properly recorded and made available to the Head Master to host in the school website and notice board for the information of the parents;
(b) receive suggestions from the parents or the guardians on the safety measures;
(c) carryout inspection of the school using checklist provided in the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) Manual and suggest appropriate measures;
(d) constitute Anti-bullying Committee in the school, comprising of Vice Principal, a Senior teacher, School Doctor, Counsellor, representative of the School Management Committee or the Parent Teacher Association, Legal representative, Peer Educators etc;
(e) discuss the decisions taken in the meeting by the Anti-Bullying Committee and the Grievance Committee for Child Sexual Abuse (CSA);
(f) develop bullying prevention programmes and create awareness;
(g) analyze and identify the current safety and security measures within the schooling system and rectify the same; and
(h) perform any other function as notified or prescribed by the State Government, Central Government, affiliating body or by the competent authority, from time to time.
(2) The Secretary of the school committee or the management of the school shall be made responsible for compliance of the manual which shall be discussed in the review meetings.
(3) In case of sexual offence against the pupils in the school premises or the school transport during school hours or after or before it, and the school committee or the management of the school fails to report the commission of the offence under sub-section (1) of section 19 of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012,(Central Act 32 of 2012), action against the school committee or the management of the school may be taken under the said Act.