LA Weekly News
6. 3. 15 | Dennis Romero
The "yes means yes" revolution could be coming to California high schools.
Based partly on a law enacted last year that requires state college campuses to adopt policies that prohibit sex if one party offered only silence instead of "affirmative consent" (as in a verbal or written "yes"), a bill that seeks to bring "yes means yes" instruction to most California high schools was passed by the state Senate yesterday.
The idea is to ensure high schoolers, especially teen boys, understand that lack of consent is not consent. Under the legislation, students would be taught that it's either yes or it's illegal when it comes to sexual encounters.
"As it stands, we are not doing nearly enough," says the bill's co-author, Senate Pro Tem Kevin de León of Los Angeles. "We can and must educate the youth of our state, especially our young men, about affirmative consent and healthy relationships. This bill represents the next step in the fight to change behavior toward young women."
The yes-means-yes training would apply to schools that require health courses for graduation. Here's a sample of the bill's fact sheet:
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