Sir,
Child abuse in schools has become a day today affair now. Parents send their children to schools to receive education so that they become good citizens of tomorrow. They are reposing trust and confidence upon the teaching fraternity. What we notice now is that trusted men are involved in the abuse. Kids between 5 and 10 years of age often fail to comprehend what is happening or don’t tell their parents for fear of being scolded. The abusers should be given maximum punishment under the law. A study by the Women and Child Development Ministry reveals that two of three school children in India are physically abused. The study conducted with the help of UNICEF, found that children in the 5-12 age group have reported higher levels of abuse. Seventy percent of the abused child respondents never reported the matter. Child abuse is often seen in adulthood as well. The victims find it difficult to trust anyone even when they grewup. In some cases depression and other serious complications are also seen. Disturbed sleep and acute helplessness are warning signals which cannot be overlooked. If the child withdraws from daily activities, aviods school or refuses to meet anyone, parents should enquire about the reasons and go for proper remedial measures. Most of the time children avoid going to the places of exploitation. In this situation, parents need to be very careful and interact more with children about their schools friends and classes. They should be counselled about the right and wrong. Children should be encouraged to report such matters.
Yours etc…
S N Raina
Jammu
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