India, Nov. 22 -- Just a week after we celebrated Children's Day, we were confronted with a brutal truth: Our children are not safe in the schools meant to nurture them.

In Delhi, a 16-year-old boy died by suicide after relentless harassment by his teachers.

In Mumbai, a 13-year-old girl collapsed and died after her teacher forced her to do 100 sit-ups with her schoolbag on as punishment.

And in Palghar, a group of terrified students fled into the jungle! Yes, into the jungle after being beaten for not fetching water on time.

What does it say about us as a society when children find wilderness safer than their classrooms?

If anything is clear, it is this: The time has come to educate the educators. Not in the subjects they teach, but...