École Mondiale World School is committed to protecting the health, safety and welfare of students who are members of our school community. Child abuse and neglect are violations of a child’s human rights and are obstacles to a child’s education as well as to their physical, emotional, and social development. We are committed to ensuring that all members of our community are aware of and held accountable to high standards of care, respect, integrity and trust, and that they all understand their obligation to protect the welfare of children and report any suspicion or knowledge of child endangerment.
The school has a Code of Conduct for teaching staff, Admin staff, contractors and volunteers. A Child Safeguarding Policy and procedures which are in accordance with the recommendations of the International Task Force on Child Safeguarding, CIS accreditation standards and are consistent with our school mission and vision. Our Child Safeguarding policy is based on the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC, 1989) of which India is a signatory. The school also has among its resources the various laws that relate to the Safeguarding of children in India. As an international school implementing its child Safeguarding ÉMWS Child Safeguarding Policy 2 policy École Mondiale World School will act in accordance with the following UN legislation and guidance:
UNCRC Article 19: States Parties shall take all appropriate legislative, administrative, social and educational measures to protect the child from all forms of physical or mental violence, injury or abuse, neglect or negligent treatment, maltreatment or exploitation, including sexual abuse, while in the care of parent(s), legal guardian(s) or any other person who has the care of the child.
UNCRC Article 34: States Parties undertake to protect the child from all forms of sexual exploitation and sexual abuse. For these purposes, States Parties shall in particular take all appropriate national, bilateral and multilateral measures to prevent:
a) The inducement or coercion of a child to engage in any unlawful sexual activity;
b) The exploitative use of children in prostitution or other unlawful sexual practices;
c) The exploitative use of children in pornographic performances and materials.
