We best believe that the enforcement of compulsory education programmes against the issues of sexual assault is necessary in order to create a change in the high rates of Sexual Assault. These educational resources would be targeted at both girls and boys starting from the beginning of high school and following through yearly. We believe that Sexual Assualt education should be compulsory in all New Zealand secondary schools. This is due to the fact that the education that young people experience during our early years of schooling plays a large role in shaping of life values. The lack of education of sexual assault is not allowing the young New Zealanders to develop into knowledgeable adults that are able make decisions that will not negatively affect others.
From our research into the current sexual assault education, we have discovered that less than 15% schools in New Zealand were using the Government-funded programme for sexual assault, as of May 2021.
(https://www.1news.co.nz/2021/05/07/less-than-15-per-cent-of-schools-using-government-funded-programme-on-sexual-education/)
We believe that the sexual assault education should be compulsory for every year of college, beginning in year 9 and repeating every year until year 13. This is due to the fact that the more the content is repeated, the better the content will be remembered, and it will become very familiar to all of the students.