Vanita Torvi, member of the State Commission for Protection of Children’s Rights, said on Tuesday that the commission would recommend to the State government to provide bus facilities to students coming from remote villages.
According to a press release issued by the Department of Information here, she was speaking after visiting and consoling the parents of a 17-year-old minor, who was sexually assaulted and murdered at Henberu village in Kundapur taluk on June 17.
Ms. Torvi said that if the parents of the deceased wished, the commission was ready to admit her sister to a school of her choice. It was also ready to bear her educational and other expenses.
Due to the death of the minor in Henberu on June 17 and the suspicious death of another 17-year old minor at Thoodalli village last year, parents appeared to be diffident to send their children to schools and colleges.
Already six lakh children were out of school in the State. Among these children, the number of girls was more than that of boys. Hence, it was essential to provide government bus facilities to remote villages. The parents should guide their children while using mobile telephones and using the Internet.
It was necessary to teach self-defence in the form of martial arts to students in schools. By giving education in moral values and teaching yoga, it was possible to reduce negative tendencies from influencing them. The commission would hold awareness programmes on the issue in the coming days, Ms. Torvi said.
