Summary:
Karnataka was one of the first to put in place a State Child Protection Policy (CPP) for educational institutions in April 2016. The policy has checklists for different stakeholders, including schools, police, Women and Child Development Department, Education Department and others. The CPP includes formation of a child protection committee, guidelines for preventing child safety violations, and how to report and act during instances of student safety violations. Authorities realised that they have very little control over central board schools with regard to child safety. But the policy does not cover central board schools..