Ranchi student raises safety issue at NCPCR meet

Ranchi: A Class VII student of a government school on Saturday showed the courage to raise the issue of students' security at a meeting focused on a new education policy and safety in schools.
A day-long consultation on education policy was organized by the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) in Ranchi and attended by members of the Child Rights Protection Commissions of 12 eastern states, including West Bengal, Odisha and Bihar.Students from different government and private schools participated were also invited for suggestions.
The student of SS Girls' High School in Doranda said, "A man who is always wandering on our campus keeps staring at us and makes uncomfortable gestures. We have complained several times to the teachers but all in vain."
On hearing the girl's complaint, the NCPCR members present at the meeting took immediate action and gave the district education officer a week's time to inquire and send a report. DEO Rajkumar Singh was also asked to coordinate with the police and ensure that women cops are deployed at the school immediately.
Urban development minister CP Singh, who was the chief guest at the event, said, "Many laws and education policies are being formulated, but they are not implemented and everyone plays the blame game. Things will not change until everybody participates in the change-making process."
Primary education in regional language, introduction of vocational courses at school level, introduction of security issues in syllabus and new approach to make teaching easy were among the focus areas of the participants.
Manoj Kumar, a member of the Jharkhand State Commission for Protection of Child Rights, said, "We have found that in Jharkhand education in regional language is necessary. The most important thing is to assure that teachers who know the local language should only be posted at the schools in that area so that he can communicate well with the students."