Justice in Shambles: SC Ruling on Failure to Report Child Sex Abuse The recent Supreme Court ruling that anyone with knowledge of a Pocso Act offense who fails to report it to the police is liable for punishment sends a stark message: India's education system has failed its most vulnerable students.
The court's decision to prosecute the headmistress of a school where a student was raped after she failed to inform the authorities raises important questions about the culture of silence that pervades our institutions.
For years, reports have flooded in of teachers and administrators turning a blind eye to abuse within their own walls.