The Kerala State Commission for Protection of Child Rights has directed the Chief Secretary and the General Education Secretary to take steps to make available the services of special educators for the differently abled in State schools on all days in a week.
A single bench of the commission comprising member Reni Antony also directed the Chief Secretary and the Social Justice Secretary to undertake a survey of differently abled children as stipulated in the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act.
The commission directions come on a petition from office-bearers of Navajeevan Parents Group of Disabled Children, a collective of parents of differently abled children, who alleged their children faced ridicule from other students, parents, and teachers. Many parents prevented their children from interacting with differently abled children. As a result, differently abled children did not want to go to school, they said, calling for steps to change this situation, including awareness creation.
