The Academy School organised a special ‘Damini Squad’ session with the assistance of Wakad Police to train the students and provide them with vital information about self-defence. The session aims to offer students practical knowledge for daily life in addition to textbook education and arranged an activity specifically for female students, an official release said.
During the session, female police officers engaged with the students and addressed their queries. They also reassured the students by saying, ‘We are with you in every situation.” The female police officials emphasised that one should never hesitate to take measures for self-defence.
“It’s essential to create a safe environment for female students while coming to and leaving from school. For this purpose, continuous efforts are underway from the Wakad police’s Damini Squad. Female students should inform the Damini officers about their issues, obstacles and complaints. They will surely get assistance from them. Through such programmes, awareness is being developed among the students,” Indira Ramchandran, principal, The Academy School, said.
Female students from grades 6th-10th had participated in the awareness programmes. The police officers discussed a range of topics with the girls, such as how to defend oneself, recognising which actions are inappropriate, how to identify improper touch and many other related topics, it added.
