Way to go Dept of Education, Govt.of Tamil Nadu
A society’s integrity and worth is not based
on whether cases of sexual violence against children happen. Instead
it is based on the acceptance of the possibilities of occurrence and
proactive steps taken to both safeguard and respond in
a timely and appropriate way to ensure that its children may benefit
from its caring and foresight to truly have the right to be safe all the
time, everywhere.
Way to go Dept of Education, Govt of Tamil Nadu! Now only if the Social Welfare and Social Defense Directorate, and all the structures they manage, can follow suit
http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/schools-to-get-handbook-on-child-sexual-abuse/article5142845.ece
Way to go Dept of Education, Govt of Tamil Nadu! Now only if the Social Welfare and Social Defense Directorate, and all the structures they manage, can follow suit
http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/schools-to-get-handbook-on-child-sexual-abuse/article5142845.ece
The handbook will cover different aspects of child rights and also outline a format and timeline to report instances of child abuse
When a student in M. Premavathi’s class spoke about an
‘uncomfortable encounter’ he had with a man in his village, the middle
school teacher did not know how to react.
On Tuesday,
Premavathi was among a group of teachers, school heads and other
education officials that attended a zonal-level awareness workshop on
child sexual abuse.
Conducted by the State Council
for Educational Research and Training (SCERT) and NGO Tulir, the two-day
session culminated in a handbook on child rights prepared by SCERT with
the support of Unicef and some NGOs.
S. Kannappan,
director, SCERT, said the handbook would cover different aspects of
child rights and also outline a format and timeline to report instances
of child abuse. The handbook, he said, was in its final stages.
“Through
the handbook and training programmes, the provisions of the Protection
of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012, will be taken to schools.
The handbook will be a field-tested one. It will have common questions
teachers have, and how they can be handled,” said Aruna Rathnam,
education specialist, Unicef.
The handbook would also be published in Tamil, she said.
Vidya Reddy and Nancy Thomas of Tulir said the session addressed common myths and misconceptions.
The participants would serve as master trainers who would in turn conduct awareness programmes in the districts, they said.
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