check for latest technology that can ensure safety of students in a school and install that in your school too.

1. Shocking Truth behind
Student Kidnappings

2. Nowadays this is not a rare incident….
• Mass kidnapping of students in Iguala, Mexico, • Kidnapped child restored to parents
• 31 Students kidnapped in Cocula Guerrero

3. • 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.

4. 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.

5. 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

6. 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.

7. 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.

8. 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.

9. 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.

10. 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.

11. 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.

12. 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?v=LWYGfdrV_fY

13. 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!

14. Resources
http://www.edsys.in/student-kidnappings-shocking-truth/
http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/telangana/kidnap
ped-child-restored-to-parents/article6662315.ece

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