How Librarians and Teachers Could End Rape Culture

"In the first chapter of Speak, the protagonist Melinda lists the first 10 lies they tell you in high school: We are here to help you. These will be the years you look back on fondly. Melinda is raped at a party the summer before she begins high school, and loses the ability to speak.

"Today, we still tell lies in high school. Only 11 states mandate that sexual education be medically accurate. In many others, there are no requirements for sexual education courses all. There is little discussion of consent, intimate violence, emotional abuse or what healthy relationships might look like — and teachers working to design an educational system in which consent is prioritized, discussed and taught from the very beginning face significant opposition...."

http://www.policymic.com/articles/37609/how-librarians-and-teachers-could-end-rape-culture