Outline - Comprehenssive School Safety Security Policy (CSSSP) Guideline, Turks & Caicos Islands, ECA
- 1. Education in Emergency Coordinator UNICEF, Barbados Department of Education, Ministry of Education, Youth and Library Providenciales Turks and Caicos Island Mob.+16493481847 p:+919435619573 Skype: 29th January 2019 Bibhuti Bhusan Gadanayak Education in Emergency Coordinator, UNICEF, Barbados Department of Education, MoE, Youth and Library Services Providenciales, Turks and Caicos Island Presented at DDME jointly with Department of Social Welfare 29th January 201 COMPREHENSIVE SCHOOL SAFETY & SECURITY POLICY GUIDELINE OUTLINE TCI CSS SP
- 2. CONTENTS 1. Country profile of TCI 2. Child population 3. Disaster & Hazard events in TCI 4. Hazard and vulnerability of TCI 5. 3 pillars of CSSS-Global frame work 6. Goal CSSS 7. School Safety initiative: GLOBAL 8. SFDRR 2015-2030 9. SFDRR 7 Global targets 10. SFDRR 2015 - 2030 11. SDG 12. SDG – SFDRR Link 13. What is CSSS 14. Proposed 3-pillas of CSSS – Issues 15. Objectives 16. Governing principles 17. Part I: Introduction 18. Part II: The Guideline 19. Part III: Implementation of the guideline 20. Part IV: Roles and responsibilities 21. CSSS proposed process 22. Thank you
- 3. COUNTRY PROFILE Total population: 31,458/ 53,701 (est. 2018) Total no. of Islands & cays: 40 No. of habituated Islands: 6 Total area: 948 sq km. Coastline areas: 389 km Natural resources: Spiny lobster, Conch Agricultural land: 1.1% (2011 est.) Arable land: 1.1% (2011 est.) / Permanent crops: 0% (2011 est.) / Permanent pasture: 0% (2011 est.) Forest: 36.2% (2011 est.) Other: 62.7% (2011 est.) Natural hazards: Hurricane frequent Env. current issues: Limited Natural fresh water ressources GDP per capita: $ 22,813 Belongers Number: 42.5% Non-Belongers Number: 57.5% https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/tk.html
- 4. CHILD POPULATION Youth popn. (20-24 years): 8.0% Total children popn. (0–19) years: 28.5% Adolescent popn (10-19): 13.7% 15-19 years: 7.1% Total boys popn.: 16365 Total girls: 15834 No. of Schools: 40 No. of public Schools: 15 (10primary+ 5 secondary) No. of private Schools: 25 Total no. of Students: 5627 Boys: 2829 Girls: 2798 Source: Child and youth population, 2012, http://www.gov.tc/; http://www.tcimall.tc/
- 5. DISASTER & HAZARD EVENTS TCI SINCE 1852 TO 2015Hazards Year Frequency Total Hurricane 1852, 1856,1866,1871,1882,1888,1891,1893 1906,1926,1928,1932,1933,1938,1945,1954,1956, 1966, 1985, 1989, 1999, 2000,2003,2004,2008,2011,2012 32 163years/149 Tropical Storm/Hurricane 34 Tropical depression 16 Flooding 4 Tornado 5 Earthquake 1842, 2000 2 93 Influenza AH1N1 1 Tuberculosis 2010, 11 1 Hand, foot and mouth diseases 2012 Noro virus 2012 1 House/Structure fire 2015, 12, 04 10 Bush fire 2015 5 Road accidents 6 Ware house fire 2015 1 Rubbish fire 2015 6 Kitchen fire 2015 1 Vehicle fire 2015 4 Crash landing 2007 1 Emergency Landing 2015 11 Boat fire 1 Rubbish fire 2015 6 Cargo vessel ran ground 2009 1 56Source: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B1282pk7kes4ZXZwZEZfdlVHc28/view DDME, Turks & Caicos Island
- 6. HAZARD & VULNERABILITY OF TCI • Hurricanes and tropical storms; winds, storm surge and wave action, • Earthquakes, • Floods, • Droughts • Tsunamis. • Cruise ship/maritime accidents • Oil and Hazardous material spills • Aviation accidents • Road transport accidents • Environmental hazards • Health and epidemic hazards • Marine accidents • Fire and explosion • Utilities shortages • Security threats, etc. Year Hazard Affected are Damages 2004 Storm GT, Providenciales 200 people affected 2008 Hurricane GUSTAV 10,270 people affected $500,000,000 m 2008 Hurricane HANNA Providenciales 2008 Hurricane IKE GT 2011 Hurricane GT, Providenciales 2017 IRMA, MARIA South caicos damaged mostly 99% houses $2289.6 m17% public and 83% pvt. sectorSource: British Red Cross 2010, EM-DAT, ECLAC 2008, TCI NDMP 2014, CARICAD Recovery plan, TCI Source: TCINDMP 2014 List of hazards experien ced in TCI are;
- 7. THE THREE PILLARS OF COMPREHENSIVE SCHOOL SAFETYCSS Global framework in support of the global alliance for DRR and resilience in the education and worldwide initiative for safe school GOALS OF COMPREHENSIVE SCHOOL SAFETY Protect students and educators from death, injury, and harm in schools Plan for continuity of education through all expected hazards and threats Safeguard education sector investments Strengthen risk reduction and resilience through education
- 8. SFW FOR DRR 2015-30Taking into account the experience gained through the implementation of the Hyogo Framework for Action 2005-15, and in pursuance of the expected outcome and goal, there is a need for focused action within and across sectors by States at local, national, regional and global levels in the following 4 priority areas: Priorities for action
- 9. SFDRR 7 GLOBAL TARGETS TO ACHIEVE NEXT 15 YEARS
- 10. SFDRR 2015-30 – INDICATORS & EDUCATION SECTOR Section 24 (d)- promotion of investments for disaster risk management in education sector Section 24, (k)- incorporation of disaster risk reduction knowledge, in all forms of education Section 24, (i)- strengthen disaster resilience of school infrastructure, Section 29, (C) and 33 (C)- Recognizes children as agents for disaster risk reduction and requires creation of scope for doing so through curricula SFDRR 4 …..promotion, incorporation, strengthen, recognition
- 11. SDG Target 4.A- Provides for upgrading and building safe educational facilities, Target 4.4- Provides for elimination of gender disparities and ensuring equitable access to all levels of education for vulnerable children and Target 4.7- Provides for enabling learners acquire the knowledge and skills needed to promote sustainable development.
- 12. SFDRR - SDG LINK Understanding risk is central to the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. SFDRR speaks to reducing risks in the context of disasters caused by nature, man-made, environmental, technological and biological hazards. SDG refers to global health threats, disasters, violent conflict, climate change, and other humanitarian crises threatening to reverse the development progress made in recent decades; and the Paris Climate Agreement 17 Sustainable Development Goals Speaks about establishing the role of DRR as a core development strategy 10 Goals 25 targets
- 13. WHAT IS CSSS? Comprehensive School Safety and Security (CSSS) in the context of TCI takes the learning from existing approaches to include broadly concerns related to school facilities and environment, various security and protection related issues faced by children and the risks arising out of hazards (natural and man-made).
- 14. PROPOSED 3 PILLARS OF CSSS –ISSUES……. Safe School facilities and school environment Protection from violence and other forms of abuse Disaster Risk Reduction Safe and healthy school facilities (drinking water for all, toilet, check list to assess the existing structural risks, safe classrooms) Safe environment around and outside of School (Road to and from School, campus, playground, safety for infrastructure arrangement, field trips) Protection from emotional and physical abuse (training of teachers on the issue of punishment, monitoring visits by academic/administrative officials) Sexual safety (at least 1 male teacher, changing gender stereotypes as part of pre- service training teachers sensitization on eve teasing /sexual abuses Mechanisms in place for prevention and response (antecedent verification of all School disaster management (building safety audits, disaster preparedness and response plan at individual school level, formation of disaster management teams) Safe school infrastructure (disaster resilient building, adequate emergency exits) Risk reduction and resilience education
- 16. OBJECTIVE CONTD……… Promote To promote a safe, secure and positive environment in school, conducive for learning and development, in partnership with children Assist To assist the school to enable children to assess and anticipate risks and take initiatives for reducing risks and subsequently adopt a policy on safety of children Delegate To define roles and responsibilities and accountability of school authorities and other stakeholders Enable To enable staff and others recognize signs of safety violation, risks and abuse or situations when a child may require protection and help; and importantly enable them to report or bring to the notice of the concerned authority for immediate action Establish To set in place mechanisms for monitoring and review of the implementation of the child safety and protection standards
- 17. PART I- INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background 1.2 Need for CSSS Guidelines The CSSSP is an attempt towards ensuring an effective mechanism for assessing, planning, implementing, monitoring and redressal of grievances on safety and security of children in schools through a multi- stakeholder engagement model 1.3 Legal and Policy Context 1.4 Objectives of this Policy Guideline- TCI 1.5 Obligations 1.6 Applicability and Scope 1.7 Approach 1.8 Governing Principles 1.9 Process adopted for development of the guideline
- 18. 2.1 Defining Comprehensive School Safety 2.1 Core Components of Comprehensive School Safety and Security 2.2 Safe School Facilities and Environment 2.3 Operational Guidelines 2.4 Disaster Risk Reduction in Schools 2.5 Operational Guidelines 2.6 Protection of Children from violence and all forms of abuse in school 2.7 Operational Guidelines PART II- THE GUIDELINE
- 19. PART III- IMPLEMENTATION OF THE POLICY GUIDELINE 3.1Implementation Mechanism 3.2Regular Monitoring of Comprehensive School Safety and Security
- 20. PART IV- ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES 4.1 Role of Stakeholders 4.2 Review of the guidelines Abbreviations Glossary
- 21. CSSS PROPOSED PROCESS Consensus and partnership Inter departmental consultation Review and validation of the guideline Islands level workshops Drafting of the guideline Submission for approval at the Parliament Final CSSS guideline
- 22. REFERENCE: TCI Disaster Management Bill 2013 TCI Country Risk Profile, August 2013 CARICAD Post Hurricane recovery Plan September 2018 TCI, National Disaster Management Plan DDME, TCI websites Situation Analysis of Children in Turks and Caicos Islands (2016), The GoTCI and UNICEF Office for the Eastern Caribbean Area Needs Assessment: TCI, Department for International Development, July 2012 https://theirworld.org/news/thousands-island-children-still-out-of-school-after-hurricane-irma https://www.unicef.org/lac/en/press-releases/caribbean-unicef-works-developing-resilience-children- and-communities-islands https://www.preventionweb.net/countries/tca/data/ Others.........
- 23. Thank you
Editor's Notes
- #9: SFDRR expected outcome: The substantial reduction of disaster risk and losses in lives, livelihoods and health and in the economic, physical, social, cultural and environmental assets of persons, businesses, communities and countries. Goal: Prevent new and reduce existing disaster risk through the implementation of integrated and inclusive economic, structural, legal, social, health, cultural, educational, environmental, technological, political and institutional measures that prevent and reduce hazard exposure and vulnerability to disaster, increase preparedness for response and recovery, and thus strengthen resilience