Prevention-of-Corporal-Punishment/C2/Elimination-of-Corporal-Punishment/English

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Title Slide

Welcome to this tutorial on Elimination of Corporal Punishment
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Learning Objectives

In this tutorial we will discuss about,


Importance of elimination of CP in schools

Role of school management in eliminating CP


Formation of Corporal punishment Monitoring Cell (CPMC)

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Learning Objectives

Selection of members who constitute CPMC

Role of CPMC

Role of Counselor in Schools

Alternate strategies to eliminate CP

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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


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


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Importance of Elimination of Corporal Punishment


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

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School Principal and other administrators.

School Management plays an important role in eliminating corporal punishment.
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School Principal and Parent Representative

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

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

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

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.

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School Principal and School staff.

Later in the day….

She calls an urgent meeting with her senior staff members and administrators.


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


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Senior teacher talking

Senior teacher comes up with the following suggestion.

“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.”

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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.
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Members who constitute CPMC

According to the guidelines the cell should have the following


two teachers,

two parents (elected by the parents)

one doctor (where available)

one lawyer nominated by the District Legal Services Authority

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Members who constitute CPMC

one independent counselor

An independent child rights or woman rights activist

Two students who are not from the highest class in the school in the case of highschool and higher secondary school

Show NCPCR document Here are some important duties of CPMC,


Role of CPMC,


To hear the grievances of corporal punishment.


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 take 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 CP.

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. 2. Academic related issues – e.g., incomplete home assignment, below expected academic

performance, not taking a book to school, etc

Highlight and magnify the sentence. 3. Not meeting classroom expectations of school authorities – e.g., inattentive, talking in class,

making noise in class, etc.


4. Troublesome behaviour – e.g., disturbing other children in class, lying, stealing etc.

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

stealing (violating rights of others), vandalising, etc.

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 behaviors.

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

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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.
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Summary

In this tutorial we have discussed the following,

Importance of elimination of CP in schools

Role of school management in eliminating CP

Formation of Corporal punishment Monitoring Cell (CPMC)

Selection of members who constitute CPMC

Role of CPMC

Role of Counselor in Schools

Alternate strategies to eliminate CP

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Acknowledgement

Spoken Tutorial Project is funded by MHRD, Government of India.
About contributors This is tutorial is contributed by Snehalatha Kaliappan and Viji Nair from IIT Bombay. Thank you for joining.

Contributors and Content Editors

Madhurig, Snehalathak, Vijinair