SC issues notice on student safety : 

SC issues notice on student safety : 

Context

• A plea seeking framing of “non- negotiable” child safety conditions and implementation of guidelines to protect school children from sexual abuse and murder pressed the Supreme Court to seek responses from the Centre and all State governments.

What is the issue?

• The PIL filed raised the issue of children being exploited and subjected to child abuse repeatedly within the boundaries of the schools.
• It also demanded that Central and State governments notify a set of “non-negotiable” child safety conditions for schools.

What is Supreme Court’s response to the PIL filed?

• The Bench issued notices and sought the responses within three weeks from the Union Human Resource Development Ministry and all State governments and union territories.
• The court has sought proper implementation of existing guidelines of authorities including the Delhi Commission for Protection of Child Rights (DCPCR) on prevention of child abuse in schools.
• Referring to the guidelines, it said every school is required to have a “child protection policy which should be understood, explained and signed by all employees or recruits.”
• All new employees must go through a day-long orientation programme on issues relating to child protection within a month of their joining, the plea said referring to the guidelines.