Submitted on Sunday 29th August 2021
Rejected on Wednesday 1st September 2021
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: already-happening (see below for details)
Propely educate young adults in school about sexual consent
Implement the teaching of importance of sexual consent into schools. Sex without consent is rape. At the moment there is no education about consent going on in schools across the UK. Implementing the proper teaching on the topic of consent can help educate young adults & reduce harm in the future.
In an article posted in the mirror, “1 in 5 teenage boys do not believe consent is always necessary before sex”. Sex without consent is rape. We need to educate our youth about the difference between rape & consensual sex. Rape is a seriously damaging and violent crime, let’s be clear about it, sex without consent is a crime. There should be no grey area. Educating our youth of today can help reduce harm & contribute to a healthier relationship with sexual activity by opening a discussion
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The Government e-Petitions Team gave the following reason:
The Government's new Relationships and Sex Education curriculum, which is mandatory in all state schools from this year, requires that students are now taught about key aspects of the law relating to sex, which include the age of consent, what consent is and is not, the definitions and recognition of rape, sexual assault and harassment, and that sexual violence and sexual harassment are not acceptable: assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/908013/Relationships_Education__Relationships_and_Sex_Education__RSE__and_Health_Education.pdf
The national curriculum does not specify a number of hours that need to be spent on particular topics.
We have published the following petitions, which you might like to sign:
Make the education of sexual consent, assault & rape compulsory in junior school: petition.parliament.uk/petitions/579211
Include sexual assault mitigation in the curriculum, save women from violence: petition.parliament.uk/petitions/579496
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