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    Fighting child sexual abuse: NCERT books may teach genital identification

    Fighting child sexual abuse: NCERT books may teach genital identification

    By Shalini Ojha
    Jun 13, 2018
    01:40 pm

    What's the story

    In a bid to impart sex knowledge to kids and help them report incidents of abuse, the National Council of Education Research and Training (NCERT) may include sections on genital identification, in the textbooks.

    The move comes after Mahatma Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences (MGIMS) students concluded, in a study that lack of sex education was the reason why many child sexual abuse cases went unreported.

    The study

    The study explains why covering genitals doesn't help kids

    Led by Dr. Indrajit Khandekar of the forensic department of MGIMS, the study concluded minor victims failed to express the incident because of lack of knowledge.

    In Class 1 and 2 textbooks, the genital of boys and girls are covered, but other parts like stomach and lips are properly labelled.

    The NCERT textbooks introduce male genitalia in Class 7 and female ones in Class 10.

    The conclusion

    Only Tamil Nadu State Board teaches about child sexual abuse

    The team went through Class 1 to 7 textbooks of NCERT, CBSE, CISCE-ICSE and state boards. No other state board except Tamil Nadu taught about child sexual abuse, the study found.

    The report was submitted to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union HRD Minister Prakash Javadekar, and Maharashtra Education Minister.

    "Teaching students about these body parts may help increase reporting of cases," explained Dr Khandekar.

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    Even legal experts bat for proper education

    "We need to go beyond good touch and bad touch. In western countries, the education starts earlier. This will also help in making a case stronger against the accused," said Flavia Agnes, director of legal centre Majlis.

    Way forward

    NCERT confirms proposal will be sent to textbook revision committee

    The NCERT has taken cognizance of the report and will take appropriate action.

    Professor Saroj Yadav, Dean (Academics) at NCERT said the textbook development committee will be informed about the proposal.

    "Whatever the committee decides, will be the final revision. So far, we have not decided which class will need a revision," he added.

    The revisions would definitely be a progressive step.

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