Sex education can help tackle the abuse of girls. So will the Tories commit to it?

By Holly Dustin.

The Guardian, Friday 5 October 2012 14.00 BST

http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2012/oct/05/sex-education-child-abuse-tories

This article is about the need to educate sexually in the schools on England to prevent sexual abuse of girls and young women in that country.

The article starts by mentioning that in recent weeks the news has talked about the vulnerability of girls in Rochdale, who were victims of professors who were caring for them but were repeatedly abused.

It says about a man named Jimmy Savile who is accused of sexual abuse against many girls.

It says in this article that abusers are adept at manipulating their victims and cover up their crimes against the authorities. It talks about the impact of pornography on men from an early age, and often produces harmful behavior towards women. So the idea is that educate children sexually in the schools, informing them on issues such as sexual exploitation and sexual consent and can talk to a trusted adult about these issues so they know where to turn in case of abuse.

The idea is that young people know their rights and this issue was discussed at an annual conference on sex education.

The article provides information that showing more or less the amount of children who are victims of sexual abuse in the schools and mentions research by NSPCC (National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children) and other research by themselves.

Teachers say they feel unprepared to address these issues in the schools, and the article mentions that want to train teachers so they can talk about the types of violence and don’t overlook abuse cases.

It is mentioned that they are doing a campaign called "Schools Safe 4 Girls", which is called the parents and students in their schools to ask how it is addressing the issue of sexual abuse.

Finally asked the coalition government specifically a man Michael Gove, how it will respond to this issue.

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