Shocking Truth behind Student Kidnappings!

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Shocking Truth behind

• Student Kidnappings

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Nowadays this is not a rare incident.

• Mass kidnapping of students in Iguala, Mexico,
  brings outrage and protests
• Kidnapped child restored to parents
• 31 Students kidnapped in Cocula Guerrero

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• It is a fact that at least 1 child goes missing
  every 8 minutes in India and unfortunately, about
  40 of them have not been  found.

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Why are schools chosen to be the hotspots of
kidnap?

• Most of the child abductions reported in majority
  of countries, especially those in India has been
  from schools.
• It is mainly because most Indian schools lack
  proper security arrangements and they fail to
  provide proper security to their students.
• This is not a secret fact and therefore, schools
  remain the favorite locations of kidnappers to
  fulfill their motives.

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How can we make school a safer place for students?
Student abductions can be prevented at least to
some extent if you, as a school authority,
attempt to take necessary measures.

• Teach them safety habits
• Let them talk and listen to them
• Teach them to seek help
• Teach them about personal information
• Teach them to think first
• Teach them to yell and run
• Teach them self-defense techniques

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Teach them safety habits

• In most of the child kidnap cases ever recorded,
  the kidnappers were people the children knew very
  well. 
• Therefore, preaching the children of stranger
  safety is not fully effective.
• But, still, let them know that every stranger is
  not bad while every acquaintance is not good.
• Give them lessons on safety habits so that they
  can be careful around both strangers and
  acquaintances.

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Let them talk and listen to them

• Let the children talk to you freely if they sense
  anything is not safe.
• Help them to build the habit of talking to you in
  times of need so that you can intervene and help
  them at the right time,
• thus keeping them safe.

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Teach them to seek help

• Tell your students to go and talk to an adult
  they feel they can rely on at the moment, in case
  they feel unsafe when left alone.
• It can be the school security guard, some
  shopkeeper or a librarian.
• Teach them to deal unsafe conditions with
  confidence.

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Teach them about personal information

• Most of the children have the habit of giving
  away their personal information to anyone.
• Teach your students not to give any personal
  information about them, be it their name or
  details about their family or may be their
  parents phone number to any strangers without
  consulting with an adult who is responsible for
  their safety.
• Teach them to walk away with confidence if a
  stranger tries to indulge in a conversation with
  them asking for their personal information.

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Teach them to think first

• Ask the students to think first before answering
  to strangers.
• The best practice would be them avoiding
  strangers especially if they are alone.
• And if they choose to talk to the stranger, ask
  them to keep their answers short without giving
  away personal information.

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Teach them to yell and run

• Teach students to yell and run away if they feel
  that they are in danger.
• Yelling can grab attention and save them from
  unwanted danger.

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Teach them self-defense techniques

• Teach students to resist and stand up for
  themselves at times of danger.
• If possible implement activities that teach
  self-defense in accordance to the age group.
• This can help to build their confidence.
• https//www.youtube.com/watch?vLWYGfdrV_fY

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• Apart from all these, check for latest technology
  that can ensure safety of students in a school
  and install that in your school too.
• Let them learn and grow in a safe environment
  for they are the future of our country!

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Resources
http//www.edsys.in/student-kidnappings-shocking-t
ruth/
http//www.thehindu.com/news/national/telangana/ki
dnapped-child-restored-to-parents/article6662315.e
ce
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