Petition request
That the House of Representatives amend the Children's Act 2014 to mandate that all children in primary education years 1 to 8 are provided with child sexual abuse (CSA) protection education in alternate years with an 'opt out' clause.
Petition reason
CSA harms children and can cause lifelong disadvantage. Research indicates that 15% of NZ children are sexually abused before the age of 16. I believe that a key strategy to reduce CSA is to provide children with CSA protection education and the logical venue for this is at school. In my view, legislation is needed to move from random to equitable provision of the programme Keeping Ourselves Safe (or its equivalent), and that it should be delivered in alternate years with an ‘opt out’ clause.
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| Number of signatures: | 1363 |
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| Closing date: | 31 May 2027 |