JAMMU: Directorate of School Education Jammu through its Counseling Cell is organizing a mega event of Mother Centric Parent Teacher Meet (PTM) on 26th November as part of month long awareness campaign on POCSO ACT (Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act) to curb the menace of Child sexual abuse. All the Chief Education officers have been instructed through an order in this regard by Director. Anuradha Gupta, Director School Education Jammu took meeting of Members of Psychological Task Force, District Nodal Officers and District Counseling Coordinators to review the progress on the same on 23rd November. She while addressing the participants emphasized all must put their best efforts to make this mega event a success by reaching out (online/offline) to every single mother and sensitize them about child sexual abuse and how POCSO Act can prove handy in safeguarding the innocent of our budding champs. She further said that the society has a big role to play in felicitation of child-friendly mechanisms. Romesh Sharma, Head Counseling Cell DSEJ emphasized on the need to bring taboo topics like child sexual abuse in public platforms so as to create awareness for eliminating the menace of child sexual abuse. He added that Due to COVID-19 children have become more vulnerable to sexual abuse. He guided the Psychological task force members about agenda points of the PTMs. Dr. Surinder Sharma member counselling cell conducted the proceedings of the meeting whereas Preeti Sharma presented formal vote of thanks, both are members of Counseling Cell DSEJ.
