In a way replicating the training reportedly given to school teachers in United States of America (USA) on ‘how to shoot a gun, and handle a weapon’ due to the rampant problem of gun shooting in schools,

The decision has been taken after several schools in Delhi have received hoax bomb threats in the last 10 days. The threats disrupted classes and triggered multi-agency search operations.

The Delhi Police, along with the Education Department, has initiated a training program for teachers and school staff to deal with hoax bomb threats. The move comes after a spate of hoax bomb threats disrupted classes and created panic in several schools across Delhi in the last 10 days.

Due to frequent hoax bomb threats triggering panic among school authorities, the Delhi police have decided to train teachers and school staff to deal with such crises, reported PTI. Police will organise a seminar in collaboration with the Education Department for teachers of all government and private schools,

New Delhi: With frequent hoax bomb threats triggering panic among school authorities, Delhi Police has decided to train teachers and school staff in dealing with such crises, an official said on Monday. Police will organise a seminar in collaboration with the Education Department for teachers of all government and private schools, he said.

Keeping in mind the recent spate of bomb threats in city schools that resulted in disruption of academic hours, Delhi police and education department organised a training programme for teachers on Monday on how to handle bomb threats and cybersecurity emergencies efficiently.

In the wake of the surge in the hoax bomb threats being received across schools in the national capital, Delhi Police on Monday organised a training for the teachers on bomb threats and drug abuse as part of LG VK Saxena’s ‘Samvaad’ programme.

With frequent hoax bomb threats triggering panic among school authorities, Delhi Police on Monday trained teachers and school staff in dealing with such crises, an official said.