The Commissioner for the Safety of Kids's Rights, Despo Michailidou, views the choice to function the choice college with skepticism. The Commissioner had despatched an exploratory letter to the Ministry of Training, Sports activities and Youth a few month in the past, awaiting solutions in regards to the working parameters of the college in query.
As Ms. Michailidou said at KYPE, the creation of a separate college for kids who exhibit delinquent conduct will not be the perfect resolution.
How can we speak in regards to the inclusion of kids, once we separate them from the college group, she questioned, whereas expressing her issues about different points of the operation of the choice training college. “We’re constructing a wall,” the Commissioner advised KYPE, explaining that with this separation, kids could be each focused and marginalized.
With the letter addressed by the Commissioner to the Ministry, she requests to be told, amongst different issues, in regards to the detailed program, in regards to the services, in regards to the staffing of the college, in regards to the coaching and specialization of the employees, in regards to the standards for the inclusion of kids in it and the method of reintegration of scholars after their research, with out bearing the stigma of segregation.
Mrs. Michailidou famous that throughout the present week she was invited to the Ministry to be told about numerous actions which are being deliberate, however she didn’t obtain details about the choice training college. As he talked about, he was knowledgeable by the Minister that he ought to count on written responses to the letter on the matter in query.
As a deficiency within the preparation for the operation of the choice college, the Commissioner identified the lack of awareness of the college group, which goes to be adjoining to the brand new college, in addition to of the Dad and mom' Affiliation, but in addition of the youngsters themselves. The Commissioner defined that, when kids are remoted, the impression is on condition that they’re probably harmful and added that the issues of the mother and father of the Pancyprian Excessive Faculty college students could come up from this impression.
Mrs. Michailidou famous that with a purpose to take care of delinquent conduct, applications should be structured, which require time and preliminary work, with the examine of corresponding applications and their leads to different international locations, with using good practices, in addition to with analysis amongst college students on how they really feel in regards to the challenge of delinquency.
He identified that in Cyprus we lack statistical information and indicators on these points, which might be helpful in making an attempt to construction environment friendly applications. He additionally emphasised that when it comes to dealing with delinquent behaviors, each remedy and prevention are vital.
When requested if her Workplace may contribute to the preparation of the plan, Mrs. Michailidou said that her Workplace may definitely submit options. It’s famous that, as talked about by Mrs. Michailidou, the Commissioner's Workplace was knowledgeable by the each day press in regards to the Ministry's choice to function the choice training college.
