Consent In Public Schools Case Study

The Washington Post Kaiser family foundation found that 40% of students see unspoken actions, such as removing clothes or retrieval of a contraceptive, as a greenlight for sex (USA Today). Many people see consent as optional, especially if the two individuals are in a relationship. In Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson, Melinda was taken advantage of during her sexual encounter with Andy. Drugs, alcohol, and the setting all played a role in how the two interacted, however, the two both had one thing in common. They receive education at a public school. Public schools should teach about consent to children in schools by defining the difference between yes and no in sexual relationships because it will make students more aware of ways to enforce

In 2011, the CDC conducted a survey on high school students. Of these students, 11.8% of girls and 4.5% of boys from grades 9-12 reported to the survey that they were forced to have sexual intercourse at some time in their lives(CDC). This data was collected from a survey. A survey is generally an anonymous data collection, and therefore the victims involved were not reporting someone for sexual assault. When the victims were asked about the encounter, they said that they were forced into this at sometime in their lives. These events had taken place at some point in their lives, so they clearly happened in the past (near or far), and have not been reported yet. Many people never report their sexual assault experiences. They are often scared that since the encounter happened in the past, authorities will not help them convict the perpetrator. Furthermore, they may even know the perpetrator personally and do not want to witness them face a consequence. Youths are often forced into sexual intercourse, and this results in such high percentages of teens being assaulted and raped. The kids in the survey were raped due to lack of consent that the perpetrator received. If the perpetrator received consent, then the victims wouldn’t classify this as assault. In schools, it should be

According to the NCSL, in the state of Pennsylvania, it is required that the sexual health education must include, such as information on sexting and affirmative consent (NCSL).In Pennsylvania, it is necessary that all schools need to teach affirmative consent. This would mean it has extreme priority in this state and is necessary for all relationships. A handful of school teach this, and their students see it a lot differently than other students due to the fact that they are aware of the consequences. Pennsylvania sees this as mandatory, and they believe that students will benefit from knowing about affirmative consent. Consent establishes strong boundaries because it makes individuals aware that other people may become uncomfortable. Consent also helps to build healthy relationships by not crossing boundaries of others. In a classroom, affirmative consent should be taught by describing to students how to receive consent. Consent should be by a definite yes or no. It is necessary to teach this to kids so that they understand what a respectful relationship looks like early in their