With plaster peeling off its walls, exposed brickwork visible across old blocks, and a ‘Danger/No Entry’ warning painted on one of the buildings, a CM SHRI school in Northwest Delhi’s Daryapur Kalan presents a stark contrast to its model school tag.

Dilapidated school blocks, inadequate infrastructure for Children with Special Needs (CWSN), fire-safety gaps, and no toilets for girl students — these are among the key concerns flagged in an internal structural audit of the school submitted to the Directorate of Education (DoE) and accessed by The Indian Express.…