5,500 sex attacks in schools in three years

Written by Linda Digby 10 Sep 2015
5,500 sex attacks in schools in three years

More than 5,500 alleged sex crimes in UK schools were reported to police from 2012 to 2015. A UK-wide investigation by BBC Radio 5 Live into sex crimes in schools discovered that in Great Britain there were nearly 4,000 alleged physical sexual assaults and more than 600 rapes in schools. In Northern Ireland the category of sex assaults was not released. The investigation also found that in England sixty pupils were permanently excluded for sexual misconduct in 2013/14, while there were no exclusions in Scotland or Wales. Focus on the Family reported recently, ‘The average age of exposure to pornography is eight. Today's child lives in a culture where hard-core pornography abounds. Our children are being seduced daily, and we need to bear this fact in mind whenever we have the occasion to redirect them away from pornography.’ See also http://www.focusonthefamily.com/parenting/sexuality/when-children-use-pornography/when-children-view-pornography

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  • Pray: for improved child protection procedures in schools; for wise, swift action by local authorities and police; and for parents to be more aware of what children are viewing / experimenting with. (Pr.13:24)