(a) whether the Central Board of Secondary Education has
asked the school authorities to evolve a fool-proof
mechanism in order to check cases of Sexual Harassment in
their schools;
(b) if so, the number of cases of sexual harassment that
came to the notice of the Government during the last three
years, year-wise;
(c) whether the Union Government have also issued some
guidelines to schools in this regard; and
(d) if so, the details thereof?
THE MINISTER OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT (DR. MURLI MANOHAR JOSHI)
(a) to (d): The CBSE has issued a circular to all schools
affiliated with the Board, instructing them to comply with
the guidelines prescribed by the Hon’ble Supreme Court of
India in its judgement delivered on 13.8.1997 for protection
of women from sexual harassment at the work place. One case
of sexual harassment was referred to the CBSE by the
National Commission For Women vide their letter dated 6th
July, 1999. The case is sub-judice.