A survey of more than 1,000 pupils asked if something had happened “a lot” or “sometimes” found 92 per cent of girls and 74 per cent of boys reported experiencing sexist name calling, with 80 and 55 per cent respectively being the victim of sexual comments (see graphics).
Girls in particular reported being the victim of more serious incidents, including sexual assault (79 per cent), sexual coercion (68 per cent) and unwanted touching (64 per cent).
The pupil survey also revealed how abusive experiences in the classroom can continue into pupils’ online world, with nearly half of boys and nine out of 10 girls being sent unwanted explicit videos or photos. Around three quarters of schoolgirls that responded said they were pressured to provide sexual images of themselves “sometimes” or “a lot” or had pictures of themselves shared without consent. In addition, half of girls and one in five boys had videos of pictures of themselves that they didn’t know about shared.
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