Education is an important aspect of every student’s life as it nurtures and builds their future. Likewise, the children are sent to school so that they can receive suitable education. However, when the young ones are scarred during the phase, it tends to leave a permanent impact on their minds.
In light to recent incidents of sexual abuse against children at schools, the Maharashtra State Education Department launched an initiative, ‘Raksha Abhiyan’ to teach the school students methods of self-defense and educate them about sexual abuse.
An initiative by the Maharashtra State Commission for Protection of Child Rights (MSCPCR) along with State Education Department, Education Minister Vinod Tawde inaugurated ‘Raksha Abhiyan’. As per the soon-to-be-implemented initiative, the education department has mandated the attendance of the school students three times a day.
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Accordingly, students' safety will be complete responsibility of the school authorities as long as the student is within the school premises and so, the school must ensure that the entry of an unauthorised individual must not be accepted. Alongside, the school authorities must ensure that as long as the last girl student is dropped at her home by the school bus, a female attendant must be present in the bus.
Besides, notification boxes have been made mandatory in schools to educate students about sexual abuse and installation of CCTV cameras has also been made compulsory.