The Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Committee

WHAT IS POCSO ACT?

The protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, 2012 was enacted to provide protection to all children irrespective of gender from offences of Sexual Assault,Sexual Harassment and Pornography.

All children have as equal right to access education in an environment that is safe, protective and conducive to the overall development. The challenges of gender inequality, eve-teasing and sexual abuse in school environment call for increased awareness and creating synergy among parents, teachers and school. In order to ensure strict compliance of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Committee (POCSO) Act 2012, CBSE has taken several initiatives and actions for creating awareness about sexual exploitation among school children. The committee will take appropriate and necessary action on reported cases of misbehaviour of sexual offences in the school premises. To safeguard the interests of the learners, School set up the POCSO Committee (set up under the provisions of Prevention of Children from Sexual Offence Act 2012). The Committee works towards safeguarding the learners from the challenges they face in their formative years at school. The Committee takes up age-appropriate initiatives to create awareness about sexual exploitation and to ensure that all learners are aware of their rights and responsibilities towards themselves. Training sessions are conducted for the faculty and staff to recognize and report issues of abuse and neglect. Complaint Boxes are placed strategically and checked regularly by the Committee members to address the complaints, if any. Through its awareness campaigns and programmes, the Committee strives to ensure that all learners are treated with dignity and respect at all times. Gender Sensitivity Awareness programmes are conducted for learners. In a series of Awareness programmes and Special School Assembly conducted in the school throughout the year, learner participation is encouraged. Age-appropriate videos are shown and self-defence sessions are also conducted as a part of the Awareness programmes.

In order to ensure strict compliance with the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, 2012, CBSE has taken several initiative and actions for creating awareness about sexual exploitation among the school children. Keeping this in mind, School has formed a POCSO committee which will take care of the safety & security of children, The POCSO Committee for the academic session 2025-26 is: