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Sabotaged Schooling
Naxalite Attacks and Police Occupationof Schools in India's Bihar and Jharkhand States
I. Summary
Attacks on schools
by Naxalites
Occupation
of schools by security forces
Barriers
caused to education
The broader
context
II.
Recommendations
To the
Communist Party of India (Maoist)
To the
Indian central government
To the Bihar
and Jharkhand state governments
To the Special Representative to the
Secretary-General on Children and Armed Conflict
To the
United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF)
To foreign
governments and intergovernmental bodies
III.
Methodology
IV. Context
and Background
Poor
education baseline in Bihar and Jharkhand
The Naxalite
movement
V. Case
study: Tankuppa High School, Bihar
VI. Case
Study: Belhara High School, Jharkhand
VII. Case
study: Dwarika Middle School, Jharkhand
VIII.
Attacks on Schools by Naxalites
Methods
Motivation
for attacks
Slow
government response
IX.
Occupations of Schools by Security Forces
Methods
Motivation
X. Barriers
to Education
Endangering
lives of children
Witnessing
police violence
Increased
student dropout rates
Lower
enrolment of new students
Overcrowding
Increased
truancy
Lower
quality alternative sites for schooling
Gender-based
harassment of girl students by police
Police
intimidation and harassment of students
Atmosphere
hostile to children and education
Reduced
provision of "mid-day meal" scheme
Reduced
access to toilets
Police
blocking access to recreational facilities
Detriment to
non-students
Appendix
Acknowledgements
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