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Telangana teacher uses rhymes to teach toddlers about sexual abuse
Bhavani Bompelly, the only teacher from Telangana chosen for this year's National Teachers Award, uses rhymes to teach children as young as three about 'good touch, bad touch' at a government primary…
Bhavani Bompelly, the only teacher from Telangana chosen for this year's National Teachers Award, uses rhymes to teach children as young as three about 'good touch, bad touch' at a government primary school in Kamareddy. She felt even nursery-age children need to understand abuse. The 39-year-old also speaks to parents and runs awareness programmes beyond the classroom.
Her methods extend to other subjects with videos on multiplication tricks and songs for aptitude. Since she joined in 2018, MPPS Girls enrolment rose from 40 to 135. Bhavani donated Rs 20,000 after the pandemic for infrastructure, and later added Rs 10,000 from a state award to buy a computer for the school.
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Bhavani Bompelly's rhyme-based approach fills a specific gap in India's school safety framework. The Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, 2012, mandates awareness but not a prescribed curriculum. Schools rarely have age-appropriate tools for pre-primary children. The National Teachers Award, conferred by the Ministry of Education since 1958, recognises pedagogical innovation, not just classroom outcomes. Bhavani's method is replicable in other government schools where resources are thin. Her school's enrolment jump from 40 to 135 in six years suggests parents respond to visible engagement. Whether the education department scales this model or leaves it as one teacher's initiative will determine if the rhyme reaches beyond Kamareddy.
Source: timesofindia.indiatimes.com
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