Nothing is more important than the safety of our children. When they are safe and happy,they learn and thrive.
Roots School, in keeping with our core values and vision statements, has a Child Protection
Policy and designated Child Protection Officers to guide our staff and parents in matters
related to the health, safety and care of children attending our school. When parents enroll
their child at ROOTS SCHOOL, they agree to work in partnership with the school and abide
by the policies adopted by the ROOTS SCHOOL Board.
The ROOTS SCHOOL Child Protection Policy defines the standards with an object to the effect
that all ROOTS SCHOOL students should be treated with respect and dignity at all times. It is
based on international law and on the United Nations (UN) Convention on the Rights of the
Child, POCSO and in addition ROOTS SCHOOL is also required to follow the Indian Law.
The Constitution of India guarantees several rights to children and enables the State to make
provisions to ensure that the tender age of children is not abused. The policy that the school
follows is based on the law regarding Corporal Punishment detailed in the Juvenile Justice
(Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015.
We seek to work in partnership with our school community to ensure the safety and care of
our students as they learn and grow within the ROOTS SCHOOL environment. To achieve our
aims in this context, ROOTS SCHOOL is committed to provide the following;
- Age appropriate lessons to help students understand personal safety, needs, and rights
- Parent material and information sessions to help everyone better understand our programs and policies.
- Annual review of the policy to ensure that all employees and contracted staff are aware of the guidelines stated in the policy.
At ROOTS SCHOOL we know that we can work together to ensure that our children are safe
and knowledgeable about their rights and responsibilities. We thank everyone for their
support. Please contact the Child Protection Committee regarding any questions you may
have.
Responsibilities under the Child Protection Policy Roots School staff and visitors must:
- Never abuse and / or exploit a student or act / behave in any way that places a child at risk
of harm.
- Report any suspected child abuse and protection concerns to the designated person /
committee. This is a mandatory requirement for staff. Failure to do so may result in
disciplinary action.
- Respond to a child who may have been abused or exploited.
- Cooperate in any investigation of concerns and allegations.
- Contribute to an environment where children are respected and encouraged to discuss
their concerns and rights.
- Be aware that where concerns exist about the conduct of Staff or Visitors in relation to
child protection and / or where there has been breach of the Child Protection Policy, this will
be investigated under this policy either: by consideration of referral to statutory authorities
for criminal investigation under local laws in India and / or by ROOTS SCHOOL with
disciplinary procedures. This may result in disciplinary sanctions and / or dismissal of staf
- If a concern about suspected child abuse is raised, which proves to be unfounded on
investigation, no action will be taken against the complainant.
ROOTS SCHOOL Staff must not:
Disclose information that identifies families or students or make it available to the general
public unless that disclosure is in accordance with standard ROOTS SCHOOL policies and
procedures.