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| Workshop on POSCO Act & Child Abuse organized | | |  Early Times Report
Jammu, May 24: A workshop on POSCO Act and Child Abuse was conducted by Sandeep Kour(Sub Judge) Secretary District Legal Services Authority,Udhampur to create awareness about Child Abuse for students & teachers in the school premises of Delhi Public School Udhampur . Physical abuse might be the most visible type of abuse but other types of abuse such as emotional abuse, neglect, exploitation also leave deep, lasting scars on the mind of the child. The earlier, abused children get help, the greater chance they have to heal and break the cycle. The Students of classes VI to IX learnt about common signs of abuse, the kind of abusers and how a teacher's intervention and care can make a huge difference in a child's life. Ignoring children's needs, putting them in unsupervised, dangerous situations or making them feel guilty add to increase in child abuse. Regardless of the type of abuse, the result is serious and causes emotional harm on the overall development of the child. The workshop also highlighted the role of teachers in educating and training the students to face the challenges of child abuse. The Pro Vice Chairman of the school Dr. J.C Gupta in his address thanked the Sub Judge Sandeep Kour , resource person Ms. Malika gautam (Govt. Teacher and Psychologist) , Anmol Rathore (LLB Student) and Swantara Dev Kotwal Advocate( Deputy Chief Warden Civil Defense Udhampur), he said that workshop like these are an eye opener for the kids that what all needs to be done in case of Child abuse. At times we elder feel shy to talk about such things but workshop like these is a best way to make the kids aware. The teachers were informed about the helpline numbers, apps and the POCSO E box which came in handy to deal with such problems. The Principal of the school Dr. Kunal Anand expressed deep concern and requested the teachers to join hands to eradicate this evil from the society so that new generation can face the society fearlessly and lead a life with great self respect., he concluded by saying that if the teachers become an epitome of love and affection for their students it would help the students to break the shackles of the cruel stigma |
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