Indecent staff make life tough for college girls
Girls are not even safe in the college premises. Recently, two guards of Satyawati College molested a student of the same college when she was with a guy friend in a classroom. Earlier this month, a student was molested by her 51-year-old teacher after he lured her with the promise of helping her pass an exam.
These are not rare incidents. College students admit such cases occur on a regular basis. Akriti Chopra, an English (Hons) student from a South Delhi College, says her friend was threatened by one of the young teachers for almost a year. “He tried to molest her and when she reacted he threatened that he’d ensure she failed in the internals, which would have led to bad scores in the final exams. She kept quiet for one academic session. But things started going overboard and she mentioned it to her dad, who finally spoke to the teacher,” says Akriti and adds that such cases often happen in the college. “One has be really alert and speak at the right time to keep trouble away,” she says.
Many girls say that sometimes even the non-teaching staff misbehaves. “I remember as a fresher I went to get a document signed by the principal, the guard outside his room spoke to me in an offensive manner. Later, when I was leaving, he passed lewd comments too. I didn’t react much as I was new and was scared,” says Shivani Singh, a final year BA student.
New students often have to face the brunt of misconduct by male members in the college. “Whether it is teachers, the guards or peons, they behave in a very indecent manner. Some pass remarks on a girl’s dressing sense and some on the way she walks. Sometimes it gets really difficult, as complaints can’t be lodged if someone is just looking at you in an offensive manner,” says Neha Mishra, a second year student, who thinks that after some months in college, a girl has to learn to tackle these disturbing elements on her own.
(Names have been changed on request)
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