NE NEWS SERVICE
CHENNAI, MAY 26
A case of sexual harassment of school students during online classes coming to light in Tamil Nadu, Chief Minister MK Stalin on Wednesday issued a slew of directives to authorities to regulate and streamline the virtual mode of teaching.
#OnlineClasses-இல் முறையற்று நடந்து கொள்வோர் மீது #POCSOact பாயும்!
வழிகாட்டுதல்களை வகுத்தளிக்க வல்லுநர்கள் குழு அமைக்கப்படும்.
மாணவ – மாணவியர்களுக்காக ஹெல்ப்லைன் எண் அமைத்து, பெறப்படும் புகார்கள் மீது உடனடி நடவடிக்கை மேற்கொள்ளப்படும்.
தவறிழைப்போர் தப்ப முடியாது! pic.twitter.com/m9v9UhJANZ
— M.K.Stalin (@mkstalin) May 26, 2021
This included recording of online classes by the school management concerned and its periodical review by a committee comprising members from the institution as well as the Parents Teachers Association (PTA).
Stalin held a review meeting in this connection, in the wake of the arrest of a teacher of a well-known CBSE school here for alleged sexual harassment of girls by sending lewd messages.
பள்ளி, கல்லூரிகளில் ஆன்லைன் வகுப்புகள் முறையாக நடைபெறுவதை கண்காணிப்பது குறித்து மாண்புமிகு முதலமைச்சர் திரு.மு.க.ஸ்டாலின் அவர்கள் ஆலோசனைக் கூட்டம் pic.twitter.com/jJPUfjQvvL
— TN DIPR (@TNDIPRNEWS) May 26, 2021
The allegations from social media posts indicated that the accountancy teacher had been targeting girls in classes 11 and 12 for quite some time in physical classes ahead of the start of the first wave of the coronavirus last year and during virtual classes following the outbreak of pandemic.
According to an official release, Stalin directed framing guidelines by a committee of officials to prevent sexual harassment in online education within a week.
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Taking action against violators under POCSO Act and starting a helpline for students were the other directions.
The chief minister also directed the Cyber Crime wing of the police to expeditiously solve complaints and without affecting the students concerned, it said, adding, SP level official should deal with such plaints.
The review meeting was held in the backdrop of certain “unwanted incidents,” and that such events should not recur in school and colleges, vis-a-vis online education, the release added.
