ABSTRACT
Incidents against children being sexually exploited are of great concern. It is a concern not
only for the parents, but also where children study i.e. of the school authorities. Such a concern
with regards to children is always under scrutiny by the police, government and also the media.
It is the utmost responsibility of the parents and the teachers to take care of the children. It is
therefore necessary for the schools to update themselves regarding laws pertaining to children. It
is also necessary for the schools to follow appropriate guidelines within the ambit of the said
laws in case any untoward incident takes place in their school premises.
One such legal framework pertaining to prevention from sexual exploitation of children is
“The Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012” (POCSO Act). This Act provides
special protection to all the children who are not major or adults from sexual abuse. This Act
also provides strict punishment, which is in the form of fine and or imprisonment, if any act is
performed thereby sexually abusing the children. The Act gets more stricter against those
persons who are employed in educational institutions of who are in the position of authority and
trust over children etc.
To tackle such issues, there are special units of local police termed as „Special Juvenile
Police Unit”, to whom the matters pertaining to sexual offences of children are reported.
