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Badlapur sexual assault: ‘Even top schools may lack safety measures’
Updated On: 22 August, 2024 06:45 AM IST | Mumbai | Dipti Singh
Parents demand comprehensive background checks, improved safety measures, and a POCSO-accused registry
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Swati Popat Vats, president of the Early Childhood Association (right) Arundhati Chavan, president of the Parents Teachers Association-United Forum
Following the sexual assault of two four-year-old girls at a Badlapur school, parents’ organisations statewide are demanding clarity on actions against the schools and perpetrators. They also want details on preventative measures. The groups are questioning whether government departments properly monitor schools with past incidents to ensure corrective actions are taken or if these cases are neglected. They believe it is the responsibility of the education department and child rights commissions to ensure schools with previous issues have implemented necessary safety measures.
Following the Badlapur incident, Rohit Dandawate, president of the Global Parents’ Teachers’ Association, wrote to the State Child Rights Commission seeking intervention on the safety of children in schools. Dandawate wrote: “Parents are urging the education department to issue directives for background checks of non-teaching staff in schools. By implementing such orders, it is hoped that future incidents can be prevented... This initiative would also include updating school employee data at local police stations to monitor compliance.”
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