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Are Egypt's students no longer safe in their own schools?

News that children have been victims of sexual assault at their own schools in Egypt has prompted civil society groups, activists and parents to look for effective ways to protect children from harassment.
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"My three-year-old son was sexually assaulted by the security guard at his school," a mother posted on Facebook April 12 as a cry for help, only to discover that the same security guard had molested five children inside the school. After the Ministry of Education conducted an investigation, the security guard was fired and school officials were referred to the Legal Affairs Department.

Meanwhile, the case as a whole was referred to the General Prosecution of Nasr City, a district of Cairo, which ordered the imprisonment of the security guard, summoned school officials for questioning and requested a forensic examination for the child to confirm he was subjected to sexual assault.

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