Home / Mumbai / Mumbai News / Article /
Schools want criminal checks on teachers
Updated On: 05 December, 2009 07:41 AM IST | | Kranti Vibhute
Schools hire private agencies to screen employees for cases of sexual abuse before recruitment
Listen to this article :
Schools hire private agencies to screen employees for cases of sexual abuse before recruitment
Taking a cue from the corporate world, a number of schools and educational institutes are now approaching security agencies to conduct background checks on their staff following the recent rise in the number of molestation and sexual abuse cases (see box).
A national study of child abuse by the Ministry of Women and Child Development in 2007 says that 53.22 per cent said that they had suffered one or more forms of sexual abuse. Nearly 50 per cent of the abusers were people known to the child or in a position of responsibility.
Darshan Shah, head of Strategic Assignments and Intelligence Bureau, said, "In the last six months, there has been a rise in the number of educational institutions, especially big schools that request for background screening of employees they want to hire."
 |
|
Shameful: This five-year-old was raped by her Santacruz school watchman in January. Schools do not want a repeat of such incidents. Read Next Story Trending StoriesLatest Photos |
