Sexual harassment has become “normalised” for schoolchildren, with around nine in 10 girls reporting incidents of sexist name calling and being sent unwanted explicit pictures or videos, a review has found.
Children often do not see the point of reporting sexual harassment because it happens so frequently, while many teachers consistently underestimate the scale of these problems, an Ofsted report suggests.
Ofsted inspectors were told that boys are sharing “nudes” among themselves like a “collection game” on platforms such as WhatsApp and Snapchat, while some girls have experienced “unwanted touching in school corridors”.
The watchdog visited 32 state and private schools and colleges and spoke to more than 900 young people about sexual harassment after thousands of testimonials were posted on a website.
Record number of criminal cases collapse in Nottinghamshire after alleged victims drop out
A record number of criminal offences closed in Nottinghamshire last year failed to reach court after alleged victims withdrew support for their case, figures reveal.
Thursday, 10th June 2021, 7:29 am
Campaigners and the Labour Party say crime victims across England and Wales are being let down by the justice system due to spiralling delays and a lack of support.
Home Office data shows that of 95,725 offences closed by Nottinghamshire Police last year, 25,502 fell through after the alleged victim did not support further action.
At 26.6 per cent, that was the highest rate of cases to collapse for this reason since comparable figures were first published in 2015, when just 9.9% of offences assigned outcomes that year ended with this result.
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