Increase the education of sexual harassment in schools

Rejected 21 signatures

What the petition asks

As sexual harassment is something that affects over 97% of women, and men too, we believe that sexual harassment in all its forms, its effects and how to get help should be taught more in schools. Sexual harassment includes cat-calling, sharing indecent images, unwanted sexual advances, rape & more.

If pupils are taught in school about the types of sexual harassment, the detrimental effects to anyone that has experienced it and how to get help, we believe the awareness will reduce sexual harassment. We also feel educating people on this makes it easier for victims to speak out without fear of judgement. Although the topic of sexual harassment is already taught to an extent in schools, it needs to be increased to make people aware of the reality of sexual harassment.

Why it was rejected

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

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

Timeline

16 Mar 2021	Petition opened for signatures
22 Mar 2021	Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 21

Status Rejected

Rejected 22 Mar 2021

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