Condoms, cigarettes, alcohol, contraceptives found in bags of school students in Bengaluru
Bengaluru: While searching for mobile phones in the bags of students recently, the authorities of schools in the city found things that shocked the authorities and the parents of the students. In addition to mobile phones, the authorities found the students carrying in their bags condoms, oral contraceptives, lighters, cigarettes, whiteners and excessive amounts of cash.
The search was conducted as the school authorities received complaints that the students brought mobile phones to school. The Karnataka Associated Managements of Primary and Secondary Schools (KAMS) too had asked the school authorities to check the bags of their students, reports Deccan Herald.
As a result, the bags of high school students were checked by the respective school authorities.
Following the startling discovery, the school authorities called meetings of the parents. A principal of a school in Nagarabhavi said that the parents were equally shocked. The parents had also been noticing sudden changes in their children’s behavior, they apparently told the school authorities.
Since the situation was delicate, the authorities asked the parents to opt for counseling for the children, instead of getting the students suspended. "Though we have counseling sessions at schools, we asked parents to seek help for children from outside and granted leave for up to 10 days," the principal said.
The principal of another school said that a condom was found in the bag of a Class 10 girl, adding, "When questioned, she blamed her classmates or those at the private tuition that she goes to."
Further, D Shashi Kumar, general secretary of KAMS, said that while 80 per cent of the schools conducted the checks on their students’ bags, "There were oral contraceptives (i-Pill) in one student's bag. Also, there was alcohol in water bottles."
Admitting that the discovery is shocking and the seniors are struggling to overcome it, the general secretary added, Students were found to be harassing teachers and classmates, using foul language, bullying and making bad gestures. Such behaviour is seen even in Class 5 children."
Dr A Jagadish, consultant psychiatrist, Abhaya Hospital, has stressed on the need for parental supervision.
"In one case, a single mother found a condom in her 14-year-old son's shoe rack. A few children like to experiment and indulge in such activities. This includes smoking, leading to drug addiction and over-socialising with the opposite sex that might lead to physical interaction," the psychiatrist has said, urging parents to guide kids.
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