Tyneside Schoolgirls Expose Rape Threats in Film as Government Pledges £16 Million School Interventions
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Updated · bbc.co.uk · Aug 3
Tyneside Schoolgirls Expose Rape Threats in Film as Government Pledges £16 Million School Interventions
3 articles · Updated · bbc.co.uk · Aug 3
Summary
Teenage girls in Tyneside said a campaign film documents routine misogyny at school and online, including rape threats and a "rape list" that left one student feeling "worthless" and frightened.
North East England has the country's highest rate of violence against women and girls, and local charity leaders said the language is becoming normalized early enough to shape abusive first relationships.
This Life Collective shared the film with the Department for Education and Prime Minister Andy Burnham, while educators urged it be shown in schools nationwide to challenge toxic attitudes.
From September, every school is due to teach a new RSHE curriculum on healthy relationships and harmful behaviours, part of a government plan backed by £16 million to pilot targeted interventions.