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With the growing violence and sexual assault cases against children in India, can parents really relax after sending children to school? #WomenOnTheMove
Every morning, when my daughter waves me goodbye as she leaves for school, I brace myself up to take the biggest leap of faith. Sounds melodramatic?! Trust me, I am not the only one worrying here. With the increase in incidences of violence against children — from sexual assault to corporal punishment to bullying to public humiliation that scars them for life — parents across the country are far from being relaxed when their child is at school; they are scared.
The recent brutal murder of a seven year old in Gurgaon is heart wrenching to say the least; the news gave me goosebumps. As the gory details of the incident emerges everyday, I can’t help but think about the parents of the child. Like any other parent, they too must have waved to their bundle of joy when he left for school that morning. Little did they know that it would be the last time they would see him alive and smiling.
It is natural for us to feel angry, hurt, betrayed and even helpless. But among this whole gamut of emotions, the burning question that stays is — who is responsible for the safety of our children — is it the school or the parents or at a larger level, the government?
In our weekly #WomenOnTheMove chat over at Twitter, we discussed whether schools adhere to the POCSO guidelines and what responsibilities do we have as parents to ensure safety of our children. This is what #WomenOnTheMove said. (If you’re not yet following Women’s Web on Twitter, do now, and you can come over for the chat too, every Wednesday 6-7 pm IST).
The Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 (POCSO) was formulated in order to effectively address sexual abuse and sexual exploitation of children. Schools were given detailed guidelines to follow that are amended from time to time.
A1. Probably not all guidlines are followed. Most would think there’s no cross checking mechanism #WomenOnTheMove — Satarupa (@Satarupa_BKaur) September 13, 2017Never miss real stories from India's women.Register Now
A1. Probably not all guidlines are followed. Most would think there’s no cross checking mechanism #WomenOnTheMove
— Satarupa (@Satarupa_BKaur) September 13, 2017
A1. Some schools go easy on POCSO guidelines because child’s safety is not their priority but money. #WomanOnTheMove #lucidgeet — Geethica (@thoughtsbygeet) September 13, 2017
A1. Some schools go easy on POCSO guidelines because child’s safety is not their priority but money. #WomanOnTheMove #lucidgeet
— Geethica (@thoughtsbygeet) September 13, 2017
We are scared, we are concerned. Hence, the call of the hour is — we have to take matters into our hands. As parents, on the backdrop of rising violence against children, we cannot wash our hands off all responsibilities. We have to ensure that our kids are in a safe environment where they do not feel violated or threatened.
Our children spend maximum time of the day, away from us, in schools. The growing incidences of violence against children are a major cause of concern among parents. But are the schools managements concerned enough?
School managements are snobbish. They don’t really have a pro children approach and the more you follow up, you get tied up #WomenOnTheMove — Satarupa (@Satarupa_BKaur) September 13, 2017
School managements are snobbish. They don’t really have a pro children approach and the more you follow up, you get tied up #WomenOnTheMove
As parents, we cannot and should not sit back because we face an uncooperative school management. After all they are our children and we have to ensure they are safe.
A2 do random checks in school,demand safety measures & LISTEN to your kids regatding their day @school #WomenOnTheMove — Pooja Sharma Rao (@SoulVersified) September 13, 2017
A2 do random checks in school,demand safety measures & LISTEN to your kids regatding their day @school #WomenOnTheMove
— Pooja Sharma Rao (@SoulVersified) September 13, 2017
A data base of all the employees in the school, from the Director downwards. Criminal records included. #BasicSafety – #WhatSchoolsneedToDo https://t.co/vcL4NRdrU0 — deepti menon (@deepsmenon_7) September 13, 2017
A data base of all the employees in the school, from the Director downwards. Criminal records included. #BasicSafety – #WhatSchoolsneedToDo https://t.co/vcL4NRdrU0
— deepti menon (@deepsmenon_7) September 13, 2017
A2. We can talk to the school authorities to check for cameras at corridors and alert guard at the main gate. #WomanOnTheMove #lucidgeet — Geethica (@thoughtsbygeet) September 13, 2017
A2. We can talk to the school authorities to check for cameras at corridors and alert guard at the main gate. #WomanOnTheMove #lucidgeet
Yes. Important but what happens in big(brand) schools? They never work when emergencies arise. See in #RyanSchoolMurder case #WomenOnTheMove https://t.co/rG7E2zSCeh — Tarang Sinha (@TarangSinha) September 13, 2017
Yes. Important but what happens in big(brand) schools? They never work when emergencies arise. See in #RyanSchoolMurder case #WomenOnTheMove https://t.co/rG7E2zSCeh
— Tarang Sinha (@TarangSinha) September 13, 2017
A1 the recent event suggests no- authorities don’t take strict action against erring mgmt +parents are not protesting enough #womenonthemove https://t.co/UiAtt5CeJI — Akshata (@Awestruck_Aks) September 13, 2017
A1 the recent event suggests no- authorities don’t take strict action against erring mgmt +parents are not protesting enough #womenonthemove https://t.co/UiAtt5CeJI
— Akshata (@Awestruck_Aks) September 13, 2017
Yes, listen carefully to what your children say about the people they come in contact with. Get to know the teachers too. #WomenOnTheMove — deepti menon (@deepsmenon_7) September 13, 2017
Yes, listen carefully to what your children say about the people they come in contact with. Get to know the teachers too. #WomenOnTheMove
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