Calcutta: Girls' schools run by Christian missionaries will no longer recruit male teachers for dance, music and physical training while those retained will train students only in the presence of a female teacher.

None of these schools have male teachers for other subjects, the Association of Christian Schools said after a meeting on Saturday to review what campuses are doing to ensure the safety of children.

Father Moloy D'Costa, the general secretary of the association, said it had been decided to make it mandatory for all guardians to submit details of the transport their wards use before the start of each academic session.

Guardians will also be required to keep schools informed of any change in mode of transport, either personal or hired, in the middle of the session. "The school will not be liable for any untoward incident involving transport if the parents do not update changes in the official records," D'Costa said.

The decisions are likely to take effect after a circular is sent to the founder bodies of Christian missionary schools.

"After reviewing the safety measures, there was a general understanding that girls' schools should not have male dance, music and PT teachers. The association will issue a circular on this and other recommendations. This will be more like an advisory from the association. It is up to the individual founder bodies to decide whether they will implement the changes or not," Archbishop Thomas D'Souza, president of the association's managing board, told Metro.

Although the onus of implementation is on the founder bodies that run the schools, a recommendation by the association is rarely rejected, a source said.

Metro had reported on Saturday about missionary-run schools in Bengal looking to increase their interactions with guardians amid a growing realisation that mistrust has crept into their relationship. The alleged sexual assault on a child in a Deshapriya Park institute by a dance teacher was the immediate trigger for the decision to change even employment policies.

The other recommendations include comprehensive CCTV surveillance, identity cards for both student and escort and restrictions on entry of male staff engaged by contractors during school hours. Co-ed schools have been asked to ensure that no male employee comes near a girl student when she is alone.