Cops train teachers to deal with bomb, cyber threats

New Delhi : 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.

Police organised a seminar in collaboration with the Education Department for teachers of all government and private schools, the official said. "This seminar was all about how to stay calm, react and coordinate with police during a bomb threat in schools," Deputy Commissioner of Police (Shahdara) Prashant Gautam said.

The training session also covered awareness about cybercrimes. Multiple 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, in collaboration with the Delhi Education Department, organ-ised this comprehensive training program for teachers. "This initiative, an ex-tension of the Delhi LG's Samvaad program, aimed to sensitize educators about critical issues such as bomb threats, cyber hygiene (CyGene), and drug abuse prevention," said the DCP.

He further said that approximately 247 teachers representing government and private schools across the Trans Yamuna area. DCP from the Crime Branch Sanjay Sain was among the speakers.

The program featured specialised sessions addressing bomb threat response protocols, equipping teachers with the knowledge to manage evacuation pro-cedures and communication during emergencies, the police said.

Substance abuse prevention strategies were discussed, focusing on the role of educators in identifying warning signs and supporting students in need, they said. During the even a detailed presentation on cyber hygiene (CyGene) was also presented by ACP Prabhat Sinha (retd), a cybercrime expert.