Violent students and their parents will be required to undergo counseling and psychotherapy. What happens to those who refuse?
Counseling and psychotherapy become mandatory for violent children, but also for their parents.
According to a law passed by the Romanian Parliament, those who refuse to comply will be summoned by court orders.
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Not only adolescents found guilty of robberies or fights are targeted, but also young people who harm themselves due to disorders.
Teen fights are no longer limited to just rough neighborhoods. They happen in broad daylight, in schoolyards and classrooms.
In the nearest school in the Ferentari neighborhood, a quarter of pupils come from disorganized families, have a family member with a criminal record or even a parent serving a prison sentence.
Sometimes, children are tempted to follow the wrong path. What does violence in schools mean? Any act that becomes a crime, hitting and immobilizing fellow pupils or throwing objects at them. Self-harm, bullying and verbal harassment.
For these situations with criminal implications, the law requires parents to attend counseling sessions with child protection psychologists and school counselors.
Reporter: Would you go to a psychologist or therapist?
Mother: "Of course, I would go, why wouldn't I? It's for my children's health, I would do anything!".
Reporter: What happens if the note sent by the school administration does not reach the parents? Have there been cases where the parents of a child with a criminal history refused any communication with the school?
Liviu Pavel, Director of School 136: "Yes, it's not just about refusal, but rather disinterest, and then a lack of understanding, and in the third case, refusal".
If they do not agree, the authorities will request a court decision to obligate the legal representatives of the minor to attend therapy sessions. In exceptional situations, counselors can recommend the involvement of another close adult to the child.
Gabriela Sarcă, Support Teacher: "There are family problems. "It is important for another family member to assume the parental role, and under their guidance, the child may not necessarily mimic their father's behavior, for instance".
The amendment to Law 272 on the protection of children is awaiting the final stage. The promulgation by President Klaus Iohannis.
