Who will break the conspiracy of silence on this most serious problem, exposes young people to a range of abusive institutionalized practices? Children are frequently abused in the very place where they should feel most safe, sometimes by those entrusted with their care - namely teachers and principals.
“Policies for single-gender schooling need to be more carefully crafted and provide an infrastructure of support,” says Dr. Mohammad Hafiz, Head of Sociology Department, Punjab University. “Here the question is: are our schools providing quality education? No, they are preparing our kids for ideal world not for real world. These kinds of incidents must be bring to light to common masses to make them aware to shield their wards. I must suggest for the healthy society even a single incident must be discouraged at initial stage because later could be alarming. Government must have to draft a policy for girls school to hire well reputed tender aged male teacher if there is need, and within specific time period replace with female teacher, which is more desirable”, he suggested.
How will female students ever feel safe? Parents prefer to have female teachers for their girls. Extensive exemptions are provided to the private schools due to which engaged more in discriminatory practices, while such practices are strictly prohibited in public schools and other sectors. Independent schools develop their own criteria for hiring teachers. Noteworthy it is like a practice applied by Lahore Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education that for school affiliation at secondary level in girls’ schools male teachers are prohibited. But in that school the four male teachers has been cloaked as clerical staff during the inspection visit by BISE officials.
On contacting Provincial Education Minister stumble upon ever repeated statement about working towards new legislation for the regulation of private sector schools. At a time when the government is committed to ensuring Education for All, especially emphasizing on girl education such acts drive away girls from the very portals of education. At least, the system should be accountable, due processes of law set in motion to bring guilty to book.
“Policies for single-gender schooling need to be more carefully crafted and provide an infrastructure of support,” says Dr. Mohammad Hafiz, Head of Sociology Department, Punjab University. “Here the question is: are our schools providing quality education? No, they are preparing our kids for ideal world not for real world. These kinds of incidents must be bring to light to common masses to make them aware to shield their wards. I must suggest for the healthy society even a single incident must be discouraged at initial stage because later could be alarming. Government must have to draft a policy for girls school to hire well reputed tender aged male teacher if there is need, and within specific time period replace with female teacher, which is more desirable”, he suggested.
How will female students ever feel safe? Parents prefer to have female teachers for their girls. Extensive exemptions are provided to the private schools due to which engaged more in discriminatory practices, while such practices are strictly prohibited in public schools and other sectors. Independent schools develop their own criteria for hiring teachers. Noteworthy it is like a practice applied by Lahore Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education that for school affiliation at secondary level in girls’ schools male teachers are prohibited. But in that school the four male teachers has been cloaked as clerical staff during the inspection visit by BISE officials.
On contacting Provincial Education Minister stumble upon ever repeated statement about working towards new legislation for the regulation of private sector schools. At a time when the government is committed to ensuring Education for All, especially emphasizing on girl education such acts drive away girls from the very portals of education. At least, the system should be accountable, due processes of law set in motion to bring guilty to book.
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