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Jaipur: Now the school children in Rajasthan will be able to file a complaint against corporal punishment or discrimination by their schools. The state government is planning to launch a helpline service for the purpose.
On the other hand the education department, in a written direction, has also asked district education officers (DEO) to ensure deployment of a child rights supervisor at each school - private and government-run. The children will be able to approach the supervisor if their rights are violated.
The decision has been welcomed by child rights activists and the parents.
Not only in urban areas, but in rural areas too, teachers usually give corporal punishment to children on flimsiest grounds, like for not doing homework. Parents even had to lodge police cases against teachers in the recent past when their children were badly thrashed," said Ashima Singh, parent of a 10-year-old girl.
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