Implement the accepted proposal of Banning leather shoes in school.

In 2010 a campaign by Maneka Gandhi to eliminate leather shoes for children in India’s schools was apperently successful. (http://www.care2.com/greenliving/india-bans-leather-shoes-in-schools.html). Even though ICSE and CBSE boards have accepted the propasal at that time, they still have not implemented in schools.
This measure would not only protect animals and the environment but also empower children – who have a natural empathy for animals – with the opportunity to help stop animal suffering
PETA's undercover investigations have revealed that cows used by the leather industry are often beaten and forced to march long distances in searing heat to their deaths. Many collapse from hunger, exhaustion, injury or illness. To get the cows back on their feet, handlers often twist the animals' tails until they break or rub chilli peppers into the animals' eyes. Other animals are transported in lorries, which are often so severely crowded that many animals suffer serious injuries or die when they are crushed or gored by the horns of others. At abattoirs, many animals are skinned and dismembered while they are still conscious.

Turning the skins of cows, buffaloes, sheep and goats into leather requires massive amounts of toxic chemicals, and runoff from leather tanneries poisons local rivers and streams. The toxic chemicals that tannery workers are exposed to on a daily basis have been linked to nervous disorders, skin and respiratory infections and even cancer.


Black leather shoes were introduced as mandatory items in Indian school uniforms during British colonial rule and have continued unchallenged ever since.
Sixteen schools in Madras have already banned leather footwear in response to their campaign and protesters have since been lobbying schools in Chandigarh, Punjab.

Read more: http://www.care2.com/greenliving/india-bans-leather-shoes-in-schools.html#ixzz2qAtbmZzd
http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-03-12/mumbai/28683145_1_leather-shoes-peta-poorva-joshipura

http://www.petaindia.com/mediacentre/news-releases/PETA-Calls-on-Andhra-Pradesh-to-Ban-Leather-Shoes-in-Schools.aspx