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Article History

Received: 12 January 2026

Accepted: 27 August 2026

First Online: 21 September 2026

Declarations

Ethics approval and consent to participate: The study involved human participants and was conducted in accordance with ethical principles for research involving human subjects. Ethical approval for the study was obtained prior to data collection from the Independent Ethics Committee – SIU Pune, Symbiosis International (Deemed University) via Approval no. SIU/IEC/1116 dated 30th July 2025. Data collection for the pilot and feasibility phase commenced in August 2025, immediately following receipt of ethical approval, and was completed by October 2025; analyses and manuscript preparation took place between November 2025 and the date of submission, which is consistent with the approval date of 30 July 2025 and the completed-study framing throughout the manuscript. Written informed consent was obtained from all participating teachers and parents. In addition, written assent was obtained from student participants, along with written informed consent from their parents or legal guardians prior to data collection.

Consent for publication: Not applicable. This manuscript does not contain any individual person’s data in an identifiable form.

Competing interests: The authors declare no competing interests.