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Sexual harassment: Shut schools could mean greater risk for children -Binita Jaiswal

-The New Indian Express

Experts say intervention needed as cases of abuse rose in lockdown

CHENNAI: With schools shut and children confined to their houses, activists are concerned about kids’ safety. This is because the number of child sexual harassment cases in Tamil Nadu increased during the previous lockdown. Though schools are closed, teachers should regularly interact with students and enquire about their well-being, these activists say.

“The number of sexual harassment cases in schools has risen, but students aren’t safe at home either. Amid the pandemic, the number of cases of child abuse, child marriage, and child labour increased significantly. Teachers can play a pivotal role in checking such incidents by regularly interacting with students,” says Tamil Nadu Child Rights Watch convenor Andrew Sesuraj.

Explaining how the School Education Department can use the Illam Thedi Kalvi scheme to monitor absenteeism, he adds, “The scheme’s volunteers can upload information about absent children on the Educational Management Information System, based on which teachers can check in on the students.”

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