Working towards school as a protective factor

The school is an institution where children spend their major part of childhood while being groomed as contributing citizens. Increasing incidences of child abuse in the school setting in India has been a major cause of concern. Abuse of a child is something that not just scars a childhood but a whole lifetime. In such a scenario it becomes imperative that the school as an institution takes a proactive stand in ensuring the safety and well being of the child through systemic measures. The paper attempts to explore various protective measures that a school can adopt to assure protection of its young stakeholders.