"Schools have the responsibility to educate children about (POCSO Act) 2012"

POCSO Protection of Children from Sexual Offenses Act 2012 strengthens the legal provisions to protect children from sexual abuse and exploitation.  It provides complete protection to all children under the age of 18 years from crimes of sexual harassment and pornography does.Still most of the school children do not have knowledge of POCSO. The biggest reason for this is that it is not in the curriculum of children, and often many teachers also do not have knowledge of POCSO, especially in village areas, this is a matter of great concern, that is why there are no complaints of exploitation of children. Is possible and its The number keeps increasing.(

POCSO)2012 Protection of children from sexual offences.Education of the Act should be included in the curriculum, there is a need to improve the education system, children should know the laws related to children, so that every student can file a complaint of any kind of exploitation or crime that happens to him and only his Not only this but also with anyone in the society around him After getting information about the crime, he can raise his voice against the wrong and make the society aware. It is mandatory for all the children in the school to have knowledge of POCSO, and it is the biggest responsibility of the school administration, department to make the children aware of the law.

By

Santosh samant

Human rights activist

child rights activist.