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CBSE schools and addressing child sexual abuse

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  A circular from the Central Board of Secondary Education dated March 2013, stating that teachers management and employees of all CBSE schools need to be aware of the pertinent sections of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offenses Act which have a special relevance to schools. They are Sections 19(1) and 21, 5 and 9 http://cbse.nic.in/circulars/circular_child_abuse_2013.pdf  

Connecting the dots - Tulir Annual Workshop Series

Hello 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. Tulir - Center for the Prevention and Healing of Child Sexual Abuse is organizing  Connecting the Dots –   The Annual Program Series to Address Sexual Violence against Children  between  August 4 – 8, 2014 at Chennai,   which will be in English. Details of the workshop are mentioned below   Since limited seats are available, participants will be selected based on their completed  application forms (Please find pasted below the Schedule with details and you may write to us for the Application form) which  will be accepted up to August 1. Participants will be in