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||In this tutorial we will discuss about,
 
||In this tutorial we will discuss about,
  
Importance of elimination of CP in schools
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Importance of elimination of corporal punishment in schools.
  
Role of school management in eliminating CP
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Role of school management in eliminating corporal punishment.
  
Formation of Corporal punishment Monitoring Cell (CPMC)
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Formation of Corporal Punishment Monitoring Cell (CPMC).
  
 
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Role of CPMC
 
Role of CPMC
  
Role of Counselor in schools
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Role of counselor in schools
  
Alternate strategies to eliminate CP
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Alternate strategies to eliminate corporal punishment.
  
 
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To eliminate the fear of school or teacher in students
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To eliminate the fear of school or teacher in students.
  
To create a safe space for learning for students
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To create a safe space for learning for students.
  
 
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Importance of Elimination of Corporal Punishment
 
Importance of Elimination of Corporal Punishment
  
|| To develop a mutual healthy and respectful interaction between teachers and students  
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|| To develop a mutual healthy and respectful interaction between teachers and students.
  
To sensitize teachers in giving importance for dignity to children
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To sensitize teachers in giving importance for dignity to children.
  
  
 
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|| '''Slide number 5'''
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Importance of Elimination of Corporal Punishment
 
Importance of Elimination of Corporal Punishment
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School Principal and Parent Representative
 
School Principal and Parent Representative
  
||Here in a meeting parent representative submits a letter to the school principal.
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||Here in a meeting parent representatives submits a letter to the school principal.
  
 
It is about rising cases of corporal punishment in the school.
 
It is about rising cases of corporal punishment in the school.
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School Principal and School staff.
 
School Principal and School staff.
  
||Later in the day, he calls an urgent meeting with her senior staff members and administrators.
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||Later in the day, he calls an urgent meeting with senior staff members and administrators.
  
  
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||Senior teacher comes up with the following suggestions.
 
||Senior teacher comes up with the following suggestions.
  
“We should conduct compulsory parent teacher '''meetings''' once a month“.
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“We should conduct compulsory parent teacher meetings once a month“.
  
 
“Suggestion boxes can be provided at a few designated places in school“.
 
“Suggestion boxes can be provided at a few designated places in school“.
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Members who constitute CPMC
 
Members who constitute CPMC
||According to the guidelines the cell should have the following  
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||According to the guidelines the CPMC should have the following members.
  
  
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One lawyer nominated by the District Legal Services Authority
 
One lawyer nominated by the District Legal Services Authority
  
one independent counselor
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One independent counselor
 
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|| Show NCPCR document
 
|| Show NCPCR document
  
||Here are some important duties of CPMC,
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||Here are some important duties of CPMC.
  
 
Back to the NCPCR document.
 
Back to the NCPCR document.
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||To see as to whether adequate steps have been taken to prevent corporal punishment, child
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||To see as to whether adequate steps have been taken to prevent corporal punishment,  
  
Sexual abuse, mental harassment and discrimination.
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child sexual abuse, mental harassment and discrimination.
 
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Highlight and magnify the sentence.
 
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||The school must also follow alternate strategies to eliminate CP.
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||The school must also follow alternate strategies to eliminate corporal punishment.
  
 
School should have clear guidelines and clear written down protocol for the following common incidents  
 
School should have clear guidelines and clear written down protocol for the following common incidents  
  
1. Not keeping to time and cleanliness regulations – e.g., late to school, not coming in uniform etc.
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1. Not keeping to time and cleanliness regulations – example, late to school, not coming in uniform etc.
  
 
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|| 2. Academic related issues – e.g., incomplete home assignment, below expected academic
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|| 2. Academic related issues – for example, incomplete home assignment, below expected academic performance, not taking a book to school.
 
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performance, not taking a book to school, etc
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||3. Not meeting classroom expectations of school authorities – e.g., inattentive, talking in class,
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||3. Not meeting classroom expectations of school authorities – example, inattentive, talking in the class,
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making noise in the class.
  
making noise in class, etc.
 
  
 
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4. Troublesome behaviour – example, disturbing other children in the class, lying, stealing.
4. Troublesome behaviour – e.g., disturbing other children in class, lying, stealing etc.
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||5. Offensive behaviour, causing hurt or injury to others – e.g., bullying, aggression towards peers,
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||5. Offensive behaviour, causing hurt or injury to others – example, bullying, aggression towards peers,
  
stealing (violating rights of others), vandalising, etc.
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stealing (violating rights of others), vandalising.
 
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||If an attempt at resolving the problem
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||If an attempt at resolving the problem is not satisfactory,  
 
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parents could then be referred to a specialist (a child and adolescent psychiatrist or a counselor).
is not satisfactory, parents could then be referred to a specialist (a child and adolescent psychiatrist or a counselor).
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||Every school must appoint a qualified counselor to help children learn behavior.
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||Every school must appoint a qualified counselor to help children learn good behavior.
  
 
Help them develop a sense of self-discipline that leads to positive self-esteem.
 
Help them develop a sense of self-discipline that leads to positive self-esteem.
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Role of Counselor in Schools
 
Role of Counselor in Schools
  
||1. He/she should have constant interaction with the child, his/
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||Role of counselor in schools.
  
her parents and teachers for understanding the difficulties of the child.
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1. He/she should have constant interaction with the child,
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his/her parents and teachers for understanding the difficulties of the child.
  
  
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2. The school counselor should
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2. The school counselor should be allowed to hold workshops with the students in different classes from time to time without the presence of teacher and staff.
  
be allowed to hold workshops with the students in different classes from time to time without the presence of teacher and staff.
 
  
 
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The students and their parents should have the liberty to approach reputed counselors/mental health professionals to be empaneled by school.  
the students and their
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parents should have the liberty to approach reputed counselors/mental health professionals to be
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empaneled by school.  
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In this tutorial we have discussed the following,
 
In this tutorial we have discussed the following,
  
Importance of elimination of CP in schools
+
Importance of elimination of corporal punishment in schools.
  
Role of school management in eliminating CP
+
Role of school management in eliminating corporal punishment.
  
Formation of Corporal punishment Monitoring Cell (CPMC)
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Formation of corporal punishment Monitoring Cell (CPMC)
 
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|| '''Slide Number 7'''
 
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Summary
 
Summary
  
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|| Selection of members who constitute CPMC
 
|| Selection of members who constitute CPMC
  
 
Role of CPMC
 
Role of CPMC
  
Role of Counselor in Schools
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Role of counselor in schools
  
 
Alternate strategies to eliminate corporal punishment.
 
Alternate strategies to eliminate corporal punishment.
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'''About spoken tutorial'''
 
'''About spoken tutorial'''
||The video given in the link summarizes<the Spoken Tutorial project.
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||The video given in the link summarizes the Spoken Tutorial project.
  
Pleasedownload and watch it.
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Please download and watch it.
  
  
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|| About contributors
 
|| About contributors
  
||This is tutorial is contributed by Snehalatha Kaliappan and Viji Nair from IIT Bombay. Thank you for joining.  
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||This is tutorial is created by Snehalatha Kaliappan, Viji Nair and Saurabh Gadgil from IIT Bombay.  
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This tutorial is reviewed by Dr. Bindu Lakshmi Pattaduth from Tata Institute of Social sciences Mumbai.
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Thank you for joining.  
 
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Revision as of 15:47, 15 July 2020

Visual Cue Narration
Slide Number 1

Title Slide

Welcome to this tutorial on Elimination of Corporal Punishment
Slide Number 2

Learning Objectives

In this tutorial we will discuss about,

Importance of elimination of corporal punishment in schools.

Role of school management in eliminating corporal punishment.

Formation of Corporal Punishment Monitoring Cell (CPMC).

Slide Number 3

Learning Objectives

Selection of members who constitute CPMC

Role of CPMC

Role of counselor in schools

Alternate strategies to eliminate corporal punishment.

Slide Number 4

Importance of Elimination of Corporal Punishment

Why is it important to eliminate corporal punishment?


To eliminate the fear of school or teacher in students.

To create a safe space for learning for students.

Slide Number 5

Importance of Elimination of Corporal Punishment

To develop a mutual healthy and respectful interaction between teachers and students.

To sensitize teachers in giving importance for dignity to children.


Slide number 6

Importance of Elimination of Corporal Punishment

Every child has a right to education without fear of corporal punishment.
Image 1

School Principal and other administrators.

School Management plays an important role in eliminating corporal punishment.
Image 2

School Principal and Parent Representative

Here in a meeting parent representatives submits a letter to the school principal.

It is about rising cases of corporal punishment in the school.

Image 3

same as above in a different angle.School Principal and Parent Representative

The principal takes note of the contents of the letter and understands the gravity of the situation.

Principal assures the parents that appropriate action will be taken regarding their complaint.

Image 4


School Principal and School staff.

Later in the day, he calls an urgent meeting with senior staff members and administrators.


They discuss the corporal punishment incidents happening in school and their consequences.


Image 5

Senior teacher talking

Senior teacher comes up with the following suggestions.

“We should conduct compulsory parent teacher meetings once a month“.

“Suggestion boxes can be provided at a few designated places in school“.

“Students can give suggestions anonymously if required.”

Image 6

Vice Principal and other teachers

Vice Principal has the following suggestions.


“We should form a Corporal Punishment Monitoring Cell”

This cell will look into the corporal punishment complaints that the school receives.”

Parents can directly approach this cell if they have any complaints.


The school management will also forward all the complaints received by them to the cell for further action.

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CPMC committee

5-6 adults and two children in a conference room.

The school then formed the Corporal Punishment Monitoring Cell.
Show NCPCR document This cell was formed according to the guidelines given in the NCPCR document.
Slide Number 5

Members who constitute CPMC

According to the guidelines the CPMC should have the following members.


Two teachers,

Two parents (elected by the parents)

One doctor

One lawyer nominated by the District Legal Services Authority

One independent counselor

Slide Number 6

Members who constitute CPMC

An independent child rights or woman rights activist.

Two students who are not from the highest class in the school.

Show NCPCR document Here are some important duties of CPMC.

Back to the NCPCR document.

To hear the grievances of corporal punishment complaints, such as child sexual abuse, mental harassment and discrimination without any delay.

Preferably on the day of the occurrence.

Highlight and magnify the sentence. To ensure that students are not forced to testify in their favour.
Highlight and magnify the sentence. To see as to whether adequate steps have been taken to prevent corporal punishment,

child sexual abuse, mental harassment and discrimination.

Highlight and magnify the sentence. To ensure that whenever such occurrences takes place in a school the ‘victim child’ is always protected.
Highlight and magnify the sentence. The recommendations of the CPMC should be forwarded to the district level authority.


This must be done within 48 hours of the occurrence for appropriate action.

Highlight and magnify the sentence. It is important to distinguish between primary redressal and secondary redressal.
Highlight and magnify the sentence. Even in cases where the parents of the child are satisfied that no legal action needs to be followed,

the matter should be inquired into by the CPMC.

Highlight and magnify the sentence. When the issues are not sorted out at the school level, recourse should be taken to the procedures outlined under Clause 8 of these guidelines.
NCPCR guidelines book

Alternate strategies to eliminate CP


Highlight and magnify the sentence.

The school must also follow alternate strategies to eliminate corporal punishment.

School should have clear guidelines and clear written down protocol for the following common incidents

1. Not keeping to time and cleanliness regulations – example, late to school, not coming in uniform etc.

Highlight and magnify the sentence. 2. Academic related issues – for example, incomplete home assignment, below expected academic performance, not taking a book to school.
Highlight and magnify the sentence. 3. Not meeting classroom expectations of school authorities – example, inattentive, talking in the class,

making noise in the class.


4. Troublesome behaviour – example, disturbing other children in the class, lying, stealing.

Highlight and magnify the sentence. 5. Offensive behaviour, causing hurt or injury to others – example, bullying, aggression towards peers,

stealing (violating rights of others), vandalising.

Highlight and magnify the sentence. If an attempt at resolving the problem is not satisfactory,

parents could then be referred to a specialist (a child and adolescent psychiatrist or a counselor).

Highlight and magnify the sentence. Every school must appoint a qualified counselor to help children learn good behavior.

Help them develop a sense of self-discipline that leads to positive self-esteem.

Highlight and magnify the sentence.

Role of Counselor in Schools

Role of counselor in schools.

1. He/she should have constant interaction with the child, his/her parents and teachers for understanding the difficulties of the child.


The parents should be taken into confidence before sending a child to the counselor.


2. The school counselor should be allowed to hold workshops with the students in different classes from time to time without the presence of teacher and staff.


The students and their parents should have the liberty to approach reputed counselors/mental health professionals to be empaneled by school.


The school should also invite reputed mental health professionals to hold workshops for its students and teachers.

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Image with happy students and teacher.

Here are some more positive strategies to eliminate corporal punishment.

Encourage participation in teaching learning processes.

Same image as above, text will be displayed below the image. Keep a positive attitude towards every child irrespective of their academic or family status.
Same image as above, text will be displayed below the image. Identify the strength and weakness of every child and plan strategies.
Same image as above, text will be displayed below the image. Assign challenging assignments for gifted and fast learners.
Slide Number 7

Summary

Let us summarise,

In this tutorial we have discussed the following,

Importance of elimination of corporal punishment in schools.

Role of school management in eliminating corporal punishment.

Formation of corporal punishment Monitoring Cell (CPMC)

Slide Number 7

Summary

Selection of members who constitute CPMC

Role of CPMC

Role of counselor in schools

Alternate strategies to eliminate corporal punishment.

Slide Number 9

About spoken tutorial

The video given in the link summarizes the Spoken Tutorial project.

Please download and watch it.


Slide Number 10

Forum slide

Please post your queries on this forum.
Slide Number 11

Acknowledgement

Spoken Tutorial Project is funded by MHRD, Government of India.
About contributors This is tutorial is created by Snehalatha Kaliappan, Viji Nair and Saurabh Gadgil from IIT Bombay.

This tutorial is reviewed by Dr. Bindu Lakshmi Pattaduth from Tata Institute of Social sciences Mumbai.

Thank you for joining.

Contributors and Content Editors

Madhurig, Snehalathak, Vijinair