Mangaluru: The rights of the Massotsava Committee have observed that 90% of schools in Dakshina Kannada did not have a child protection policy document.
Karnataka-2016 State Children’s Rights Policy even prescribes templates for child protection policies for schools.
With the increasing number of crimes against children, especially sexual harassment and virtual world crime, having a child protection policy document is the need for hours, and the committee will insist that the administration makes it mandatory, said Renni d’Souza, co-convonor, Massotsava Committee .
He said that the committee consisting of civil society groups, carried out more than 40 awareness programs in various schools and community halls between November 10 and January 3 “We also realized that many officials were not aware of this policy,” he said.
“A school is definitely.
Obviously stating not only to students, but also parents, that they opposed all forms of child security violations, including child abuse, such as physical and sexual abuse, exploitation, emotional abuse, physical punishment, and neglect.
They must also ensure that all new buildings must be designed according to the applicable law.
To reduce the risk of harassing children by adults, and among children themselves, ensuring children’s security in all spaces, including toilets, bathrooms, sports equipment rooms, through steps such as adequate lighting, adult officers and peer support group.
It is important that the school maintains a visitor register, and the gate is monitored to enter and exit all, “he said.” When traveling outside school is held for children, several permits and practices, such as written permission from parents or guardians, salvation orientation to Students before departure, parents contact numbers or guardians for emergencies, at least the ratio for supervision, at least one adult trained in CPR, first aid, handling bathroom breaks outside the location, and the use of public transportation, must be part of the team, “he said .