“Could maltreatment rates be lower if more schools were
Coed at early grades?”
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My views on the above given topic are that yes, it can be quite useful if more schools had Co Education
starting at an early age as it helps the two genders to know each other better and maintain a very
sportive attitude towards each other.
It helps kids to increase their confidence level when they study in the presence of the opposite gender
and not get socially awkward. This method creates mutual understanding among individuals and
warms them up for their future where they would be working with the opposite gender in the
corporate field. This also leads to a very controlled school/university life that helps both male and
female students to behave properly, avoid misuse of language and unethical activities.
With both male and female students attending classes together and participating in class activities,
these students will be able to learn about equality between men and women. When men start
respecting women at an early age they will know their limits as to how to behave in front and
with them.
Co Education in today’s lifestyle can prove to be a major advantage as it can avoid the increase in
maltreatment rates by educating both the genders about changes that will take place in their bodies in
the coming years of their adulthood. It isn’t easy to completely wipe away this social trauma that’s
prevalent but we can most definitely put a halt on the misconceptions and the stigma. Sex education
will help us pave way for this. Schools that provide sex education makes the students more aware
about their surroundings and awareness is the first step. When such values are instilled in them there
will be less of “Boys” and more of “Gentlemen”. In today’s world there’s hardly anything that a
woman cannot do, so men should never think less of them or try hurting their sentiments by
harassing or molesting them.
By Sanmita Bhandary
COUNTERVIEW
Maltreatment is the fourth most common crime in India against women and 98% of the cases were
committed by someone known to the victim, according to the National Crime Records Bureau 2013
annual report.
Children spend most of their time in schools and if the school is a CoEd one, boys and girls have
plenty of time to interact and be with one another. They also tend to usher in relationships easily
when compared to same sex schools. In high school settings especially, sexual harassment is more
prevalent as boys and girls are growing and learning about their bodies and this leads to sexual
experiments.
In some mixed schools, girls are often teased and harassed by boys from an early age, and this
continues as they grow older. According to the law (section 375 of IPC), even with the consent of the
minor girl for the said act, given with her free will, also engenders “Maltreatment”.
The issue of Teenage pregnancy is also of concern in our society today. It is an obvious part of CoEd
schools. In rural areas, though the schools in which the students study in are CoEd, assault rates are
myriad. This is due to the existence of peer pressure and stereotypical mindset that dwell upon some
people, that make the boys act unethically in order to feel stronger and assert their dominance. I feel
that maltreatment rates will be lower only if more schools are provided with sex education in both
CoEd and same sex schools in order to educate and enlighten the students. The students who are
educated about sexual relationship and reproduction will usually be more careful and alert in the
future and they will know how to differentiate between the good and the erroneous.
By B.L. Kavya Shree
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