New Delhi, July 22 -- The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE), in a notification issued on Monday, mandated the installation of high-resolution CCTV cameras with audio-visual recording in all its affiliated schools to ensure students' safety. The new norms mandate schools to install cameras at entry and exit points, corridors, staircases, classrooms, labs, libraries, canteens, playgrounds, and other common areas, excluding toilets and washrooms, with real-time audio-visual recording and a minimum 15-day storage backup, "which may be accessed by the authorities, if required". CBSE secretary Himanshu Gupta said in the notification, "All the affiliated schools shall strictly adhere to this provision in letter and spirit for the safety ...