Issue: Increased Reports of Campus Rape

Date: Mar 17, 2015 

As colleges face heightened scrutiny over their handling of campus rape, the U.S. Senate could help significantly reduce sexual assault and intimate partner violence in schools across America. 

Senators Tim Kaine (D-Va.) and Claire McCaskill (D-Mo.) have introduced the Teach Safe Relationships Act, which would add age-appropriate lessons about topics like consent and intimate partner violence to comprehensive health classes for high school students (1). 

Young people shouldn't have to wait to arrive at college to learn about consent and healthy, respectful intimate relationships. Those topics should be included with the crucial information about STIs and pregnancy teenagers are already learning in high school. 

● Please click here to join the American Federation of Teachers in urging your Senators to cosponsor the Teach Safe Relationships Act, which would improve high school sex education curriculum by incorporating information that teaches students to recognize and prevent intimate partner violence.  

● Tim Kaine, Claire McCaskill Bill Would Require Sexual Assault Education In Public High Schools

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Vol 13 Issue 23

Pub: Mar 17, 2015