Child Safety
Creating a safe and happy school
Trio World School believes that it is a privilege to care for your children and we always take this shared responsibility seriously. A safe and happy school environment promotes healthy emotional growth, development, learning and exploration. It is one of the most important precursors to a child’s academic success. Cultivating a healthy teacher-student bond is at the core of building child safety into our school’s ecosystem. We are aware of the risks that children face under unsafe environments and how detrimental unsafe spaces could be to their physical, and mental health and are taking every step to mitigate those risks.
Trio World School has robust policies and processes in place for ensuring child safety. Our staff is trained to follow child safe behaviours and practices. They are trained to look for any signs or symptoms for child abuse/neglect of any kind and alert the school management immediately. This includes sexual, physical, or emotional abuse and neglect. We have clear procedures for the reporting such issues to the authorities and agencies required, for investigation and resolution of such issues. These processes involve trained professional staff and a Child Protection Committee(CPC) who will confidentially carry out an inquiry and then if needed escalate their report to external agencies.
Our policy and procedures are reviewed annually by our Child Protection Committee (CPC) which is made up of management representative, school staff, and a parent representative. For further information on the Child Safety policy, please contact the Principal.
Background Screening of Personnel
Trio World School ensures that all staff and volunteers are subject to extensive background checks before they are appointed. Applications to both teaching and non-teaching positions of Trio are subjected to Reference Checks through official legal records and authorised channels. Employment history and qualifications are thoroughly verified as well. Upon employment, Trio employees are governed by the school disciplinary policy.
Campus Entry/Exit Security Checks
All parents of Trio students, and visitors undergo a digital verification at the entrance of the school, to ensure that every person entering the school is accounted for and has a record of entry/exit.
Authorised family members of a Trio student are provided with an RFID-enabled access card, which is verified before they enter the campus. Family members who do not bring their access card along are required to register as a visitor before entering the campus.
Visitors are allowed by appointment. Each visitor is verified on entry through a mobile number-based verification process by the security personnel at the school entry gate. The visitor’s photograph is clicked with their consent for the record. They are granted an acknowledge form to enter the campus and given a visitor’s badge. No visitor is permitted on campus without a visitor’s badge. While exiting the campus, a visitor must return the badge to the security desk, along with the acknowledgement form signed by the person they had a meeting with at school.
On-campus security and safety
The Campus Supervisor oversees the coordination among the security team within the campus. We have female security guards at all crucial locations within the school. Every entry/exit point in school is manned by a security guard. All school buildings are always guarded by female security guards when students are on campus.
50+ CCTV cameras that are strategically placed, cover all blind spaces 24 hours a day and are used for monitoring all areas of the school.
All classroom doors locks are disabled from the inside. Clear glass is installed on each classroom door for visibility. Rooms not in use are always kept locked. All the classrooms have smoke detectors and fire alarms and mock fire alarm drills are conducted every quarter.
Students are not permitted to access mobile phones during school hours. Internet and Wi-Fi are fire-walled and no access to social media and personal mails is permitted within the school campus.
A full-time psychological counsellor is present in school to ensure student emotional well-being.
All buses equipped with GPS, seat belts, fire extinguishers, speed governors and first aid boxes for the safety of children.
Zero-tolerance towards Bullying
Trio takes pride in the policy of zero tolerance for bullying. We are a bully-free campus and maintain a culture of mutual respect.
Child Safety Policy
CHILD PROTECTION POLICY
Trio World School upholds the rights and development of all children in our care as outlined by the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child. We oppose all forms of child safety violations including child abuse such as physical and sexual abuse, exploitation, emotional abuse and neglect. We ensure the protection and welfare of children as our responsibility and shall be at the core of all activities.
This Child Protection Policy (the “CPP”) provides an understanding of the various forms of child abuse, the need for the School to have a CPP and the procedures to prevent and report child abuse incidents that may occur during any interaction between the Members (as defined below) of the School and the children.
Our School strives towards ZERO TOLERANCE to child abuse and violations in any form. By adopting this CPP, the School intends to sensitise its Members (as defined below) working with children about child abuse.
CHILD PROTECTION COMMITTEE
As part of the Child Protection Policy, the School has constituted a “Child Protection Committee” (“CPC”) to prevent instances of sexual harassment and other atrocities against children.
The CPC consists of the following members:
| Composition of members | Name of the members | |
|---|---|---|
| The head of the school will be the President/Chair Person | Ms. Bela Murthy | Chairperson |
| 2 – 3 Teachers | Ms. Nalina, Ms. Rashmi, Mr. Mahesh | Teacher representative academics and non-academics |
| 2-3 Parents/guardians of the students | Ms. Pooja Kalia and Ms. Shaila | Parent representative |
| 2 Students | 2 School Captains | Student Representative |
| Safety and Security In-Charge (Child Protection Officer) | Mr. Dineshan | School Management Representative |
| 1(one) person independent member not related to the school | Nandini C N | Independent Member |
Any changes in the members of the CPC shall be notified to the other members of the committee and the CPO at the earliest, by way of an email notification from time to time.
DUITES OF THE CPC
- To focus only on the complaints/suggestions received on child safety violations/abuse and not on any administrative issues.
- To discuss the concerns, record the same, and give appropriate recommendations to the management for further action.
- To ensure the concerns are addressed and closed within 30 (thirty) days from receipt of the complaint/suggestion.
- To maintain all registers, files, folders, and documents related to child safety and protection.
- To seek external expert help as and when required.
- To be responsible for the implementation of the CPP.
- To periodically conduct programs and workshops to ensure that children are taught to differentiate between ‘good touch/bad touch’ and encourage children to speak out at the first instance. It is the responsibility of the CPC and the teachers to ensure that the school is safe in this regard. Furthermore, the school conducts an annual Sensitization Workshop, in which it is mandatory for all school staff to attend.
- To adopt methodologies like help desks in school; formation of child cabinets, or having an ‘open house’ with parents, etc., to make it easier for children to report such incidents at the initial stages itself.
- To supervise other teachers and ensure that no child is abused in any manner by the staff or even older children.
- To ensure counseling services are provided to affected children.