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7.6.15 | Feminist Wire
California legislation aimed at preventing sexual assault and educating high school students on healthy relationships is poised to become law, as it passed the California Assembly Education Committee last week.
Senate Bill 695 passed through the Education Committee unanimously with a bipartisan vote of 6-0. The bill provides new requirements for public high school health classes- which most California high schools require for graduation- that include instruction on affirmative consent and healthy relationships as well as sexual harassment, assault, violence. These new educational requirements are aimed at informing students on these issues before they reach college campuses, where instances of rape and sexual assault are high.
"It's no longer acceptable to say 'boys will be boys' as an excuse for rape or dating violence. We need to broaden our perspective beyond college campuses," said Avni Parikh, co-founder of Students for Sexual Respect, a group aiming to a consent-based culture for young people in sexual relationships.
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