Page 92 - School Leadership Stories EM - 01-10 stories.pmd
P. 92
their capacity, growth of mind and the adolescent girls. In the process of
support extended to them from school empowering girls, the school came up with
through a real incident happened to Durga, Girl Child Empowerment Clubs. Each club
(name changed on request of the is headed by two girls from each and a
student).Last November, in a village teacher. All the clubs are supervised by
gathering Durga was inappropriately the headmaster and a female constable
touched by a person who also started to from the local police station. It is a
follow her every day. When the incident one-hour programme in which the experts
took place, Durga immediately informed from various departments like Medical
to parents. Her father went on search for Department, Police Department, Women
that person and finally found him at her Development and Child Welfare
school gate. He then took the issue to the department visit the school in given slots
notice of school authorities. The disturbed to educate, empower them how to tackle
father's emotions were running high and life wisely. The first point taught in the
the school head master called up the local programme is to identify trusted adults with
police. But the remarkable scenario that whom one can share one's own problems.
observed was the girl fearlessly Like incase of Durga, parents and the
confessing the wrong act of the person in headmistress were the trusted adults to her.
front of everyone and advising the head And in the session on Girl Child Safety,
master to call up to any of these numbers the repetition of tollfree numbers by the
-100, 1098 and the toll free number for teacher help the girls remember them and
immediate help. Hearing to it, the acknowledge the sources of support.
headmaster was extremely happy to see
Dauntless Durga handling the situation Outcome
sensibly with keeping in mind the With the initiative taken up, the girls
numbers given for women's safety. After have learned to articulate their issues,
that the police took the person into identify their trusted adults and are able to
custody. act without becoming panic when
Process Followed encounter unpleasant situation.
This one incident is an indicator of
success of the school at educating the
80 Transformation of Schools into Vibrant Learning Hubs
