Days after a child in the nursery section was allegedly raped at a private school in Delhi, the Directorate of Education (DoE) flagged “grave lapses” in child safety in a show cause notice issued to the institution. The DoE pointed to gaps in CCTV surveillance, the pre-primary classes were being run from an unauthorised premises, and alleged failure in implementing child safety safeguards. The child had been raped allegedly by the caretaker and he was granted bail by a court on May 7. Police said an FIR was lodged on May 1 after the girl’s mother filed a complaint alleging her daughter was sexually assaulted during school hours by an unknown male staff member of the school. In the notice issued on May 8, the Directorate said the alleged incident “reflects grave lapses on the part of the school administration, supervisory staff and management in discharging their statutory and moral responsibilities towards protection of children”.…