Student Police Cadet (SPC) is a school-based youth development project of Kerala Police. The SPC is implemented jointly by the Departments of Home and Education, and supported by Departments of Transport, Forest, Excise and Local Self-Government. The project trains high school students to respect the laws, practice discipline, and to develop civic consciousness and empathy for vulnerable sections of society. It also strengthens commitment towards the family, community, and the environment, enabling them to resist negative tendencies such as substance abuse, deviant behaviour, intolerance, and other social evils.
The SPC Project was launched on 2 August 2010 in 127 high schools/higher secondary schools across Kerala with 11,176 students. Both boys and girls enrolled as Cadets and 254 teachers were trained as school-level Community Police Officers (CPOs). In 2020, the SPC had 702 schools of 19 Police Districts of Kerala with a combined strength of 60000 cadets and 1404 CPOs.
The SPC Unit of RVSM Higher Secondary School was started in 2012. The current strength of cadets in our school is 88. Smt. Anita and Smt. Sree Rekha, both High School teachers, are in charge of the Unit. Since inception, the Unit has a steady record of exemplary performance and the society feels its presence. The selection of the cadets is based on the academic performance, physical endurance and conduct & character. Both girls and boys gain entry in to the Unit.
The two-day camp of SPC Unit, named ‘Unarvu’, concluded by the evening of Sunday, the 26th of June 2022. Mr. Alex Baby, Deputy Superintendent of Police, inaugurated the camp on Saturday morning. Prof. K Krishna Pillai (School Manager), Smt. P Maya (Headmistress), Sri. Harimohan Kumar (PTA President) and Sri. Nias (Sub Divisional Nodal Officer) were present at the inaugural function.
After the physical training session and parade on Day 1, Sri. Santhosh Vichara (Consultant Psychologist) led a session on time management. Sri. Santhosh (Civil Excise Officer) conducted a class on drug abuse.
On the second day, the camp started with a mass Yoga session. Later, the cadets held a road rally to bring in awareness on drug abuse among the students and public. The rally was flagged off by Smt. P Maya, Headmistress of the school. Sri. Valsan K R (PTA Vice President), Civil Police Officers, teachers, and parents joined the cadets at the flag-off session.
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Mr. Nias, Sub Divisional Nodal Officer, took a class on traffic rules and awareness. The cadets also received an inter-active motivation class by Sri. Aneesh Cheppad. The music appreciation programme through old film songs led by Sri. Suresh M T was a unique experience for the students.
The camp was a tremendous success, with the active involvement of cadets, teachers, parents, and civil police officers.