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Moments before Saket Court sentenced Nibhaya rape accused to death on Friday, Justice Leila Seth guided city students on how sensitization about crime against women can start from a very early age.
Seth was one of the members of the Justice Verma Committee, which was formed after Nirbhaya's gang-rape, to take a re-look at sexual assault against women. The committee broadened the ambit of the crime and recommended harsher punishment for the rapists.
Seth was invited by La Martiniere School for Boys to address the students on its 178th Founder's Day. Interestingly, before shifting to Delhi, Seth lived in the city. She studied in Darjeeling and Kolkata and then went on to live in Kolkata for quite some time, informed principal Sunirmal Chakravarthi.
"Every school should start sex education from a very young age. Trouble starts when children start getting sexually awakened but are not comfortable enough with parents to ask these questions. Schools should step in as mediators and help young boys and girls tackle sex-related curiosities. This will automatically sensitize children and help tackle criminal offences like rape," Seth said.
The society was going through one of its worst crises of aggression that often manifests itself through sexual assault and crime against women, felt Seth. "Aggression has to be tackled at its root and that will be possible only if you stop the culture of competition in the classroom. A child should not be encouraged to compete with his classmates because that means asking him to become aggressive. Instead, ask them to be creatively different and recognize their talents. You will be surprised at the difference you will notice," she advised.
According to the first woman judge of a high court in India, value education classes in schools should focus on teaching kids to respect the Constitution and its Preamble. If this is routinely done, children would automatically strive to become good citizens. "It is more important to be a good citizen than to be the President of the country," was her message to students who listened to her in rapt attention.
A crusader against environmental pollution, Seth also urged young boys to be conscious about their surroundings. "We should not wait for the last tree to dry up and the last river to be poisoned to realize that we cannot eat money."
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolkata/Sex-education-crucial-to-sensitize-children/articleshow/22564543.cms
Seth was one of the members of the Justice Verma Committee, which was formed after Nirbhaya's gang-rape, to take a re-look at sexual assault against women. The committee broadened the ambit of the crime and recommended harsher punishment for the rapists.
Seth was invited by La Martiniere School for Boys to address the students on its 178th Founder's Day. Interestingly, before shifting to Delhi, Seth lived in the city. She studied in Darjeeling and Kolkata and then went on to live in Kolkata for quite some time, informed principal Sunirmal Chakravarthi.
"Every school should start sex education from a very young age. Trouble starts when children start getting sexually awakened but are not comfortable enough with parents to ask these questions. Schools should step in as mediators and help young boys and girls tackle sex-related curiosities. This will automatically sensitize children and help tackle criminal offences like rape," Seth said.
The society was going through one of its worst crises of aggression that often manifests itself through sexual assault and crime against women, felt Seth. "Aggression has to be tackled at its root and that will be possible only if you stop the culture of competition in the classroom. A child should not be encouraged to compete with his classmates because that means asking him to become aggressive. Instead, ask them to be creatively different and recognize their talents. You will be surprised at the difference you will notice," she advised.
According to the first woman judge of a high court in India, value education classes in schools should focus on teaching kids to respect the Constitution and its Preamble. If this is routinely done, children would automatically strive to become good citizens. "It is more important to be a good citizen than to be the President of the country," was her message to students who listened to her in rapt attention.
A crusader against environmental pollution, Seth also urged young boys to be conscious about their surroundings. "We should not wait for the last tree to dry up and the last river to be poisoned to realize that we cannot eat money."
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolkata/Sex-education-crucial-to-sensitize-children/articleshow/22564543.cms
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