Neerja Modi School Case: CBSE Blasts School in High Court, Calls Campus Unsafe for Children

Jaipur: In the aftermath of the tragic suicide of 9-year-old Amayra, the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has submitted a scathing 170-page affidavit in the Rajasthan High Court, highlighting systemic failures at Neerja Modi School, Jaipur. The board stated unequivocally that the school’s claims of child safety were mere façades, and Amayra’s death was the result of a severely negligent system.

Safety Committees Existed Only on Paper

According to CBSE, the school’s anti-bullying and POCSO committees were “paper entities” that failed to act. Amayra had endured bullying for over 18 months. Despite her parents submitting written complaints on four separate occasions, the committees remained inactive. On November 1, 2025, overwhelmed by harassment, Amayra tragically jumped from the fourth floor of the school building.

Negligence at Every Level

The CBSE report revealed alarming lapses in the school’s safety measures. Students could freely access the fourth floor, CCTV cameras were installed but lacked live monitoring, and children did not wear ID cards—making identification impossible even half an hour after the incident. Bloodstains at the scene were promptly cleaned, with the school blaming a janitor; CBSE flagged this as a deliberate attempt to destroy evidence. No safety nets were installed on the fourth floor, and the school had no trained counselors on staff.

Rising Student Suicide Rates in Rajasthan

CBSE also informed the High Court that between 2020 and 2025, 2,532 students in major cities of Rajasthan—including Jaipur, Kota, and Sikar—had committed suicide. The board emphasized that unless strict mental health and safety regulations are enforced, children’s lives will remain at risk. CBSE urged the court to dismiss the school’s petition, calling it “misleading and an attempt to conceal facts.”