Make it a compulsory part of the curriculum to teach ‘consent’ in school’s.

Rejected 14 signatures

What the petition asks

Home office statistics state that 1 in 5 women experience sexual assault at least once in their lifetime. The scope of sexual assault for the most part falls under a grey area. In order to combat it, young adults need to understand what constitutes as assault/rape culture.

Rape culture is a culture in which sexual violence is normalised, rapists are protected and victims are blamed for their own assaults. Teaching consent in schools will help the understanding of rape culture become more wide spread. Youth people will learn from a young age how to not become perpetrators of rape culture. This will hopefully decrease the number of victims in the UK.

Why it was rejected

The UK Government or Parliament was already taking the action it asked for.

Consent is already a key part of relationships and sex education. You can find out more here:

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/relationships-education-relationships-and-sex-education-rse-and-health-education/relationships-and-sex-education-rse-secondary

Timeline

3 Jul 2020	Petition opened for signatures
30 Jul 2020	Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 14

Status Rejected

Rejected 30 Jul 2020

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