Kerala Child Rights Panel to conduct classes for teachers on POCSO ACT

Kerala Child Rights Panel will conduct awareness classess for teachers in government and aided schools. Teachers will be well-equipped to understand the various aspects of the POCSO Act, which will enable them to guide students facing any issues.

Thiruvananthapuram: The Kerala Child Rights Panel is getting ready to conduct awareness classes for teachers in government and aided schools in the state on the POCSO Act and its various aspects. In the wake of increasing incidents of sexual assaults against children reported in various places in recent times, teachers would be given guidance on the measures to be taken if they notice such cases, officials said. The first set of such classes would be conducted in the capital city, they added.

The panel sources said the classes would be conducted under the aegis of the District Legal Services Authority. The objective of the Commission is to prevent POCSO atrocities in the state and also to ensure all necessary assistance to the survivors. The decision to conduct the awareness classes was taken during a recent meeting of various officers, in connection with the implementation of the Act at the district level, here. The meeting, held under the aegis of panel member PP Shyamala Devi, also evaluated the progress and the present status of various cases registered under the POCSO Act in the district. (PTI)