India, Oct. 11 -- Nearly a year after the Bombay High Court took suo motu cognisance of the safety of children in schools, in wake of the sexual assault of two pre-primary students in a Badlapur school, the court on Friday reviewed the state government's portal to track safety measures taken in schools and ordered to seek detailed particulars from schools instead of simple 'yes' or 'no' answers for compliance questions on the portal.

Following the court's earlier orders, the state government came up with an online portal to track key safety measures such as CCTV installation, background verification of teaching and non-teaching staff, formation of child protection committees, and functioning of complaint mechanisms.

During the hearing, ...