School lessons to tackle domestic violence in UK

Blog 5

Source: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/8376943.stm

Summary

School lessons to tackle domestic violence.

The government announced that from 2011, children will be taught from the age of five how to prevent violent relationships. Also new help lines will be set up next year. nowadays 80 percent of women experience some form of physical or sexual violence from men in the UK, up to one million one woman is a victim of at least one incident of domestic abuse every year including children, children’s charity found that one in four girls had been slapped, hit or beaten up by their boyfriend. Not everyone agrees that government should be involved in the campaign. Parents group say that children will become confused mini adults if they get lessons in gender equality and preventing violence in relationships, others say the government should not interfere with the parents according them. Charity refuge are positive about the government’s campaign but are not satisfied about the services for some women it is difficult to access services in the UK.

Reaction

I think it is weird that some groups complain about the plans of the government. The statistics show that the problem is huge and that it also starts at a early age. A woman from parents outloud said that children will turn in confused mini-adults from the age of nine to five. In some way she is right. Why should children learn how they have to behave in a relationship at such an early age. But on the other hand there are already problems with young children. Probably it is a need that children have to be taught how to prevent violent relationships. It is really sad.