Queensland will review its sex education protocols in schools after learning of a sexual abuse epidemic among teenagers.
Chanel Contos, a 22-year-old Kambala School alumni in Sydney, drew attention to the crisis after creating a petition demanding more thorough lessons on consent in classrooms.
What started as a Sydney-based petition highlighting a damaging culture among elite private schools soon spread nationwide.
Some 5,000 victims have shared harrowing testimonies of being sexually abused as teenagers - with some not realising until years later that they were victims.
The 22-year-old Kambala School alumni received up to 5,000 responses from women sharing harrowing stories of sexual abuse while attending some of Sydney s most elite private schools
The principal of one of Sydney s most elite private boys schools has said he was angry and saddened to hear about the awful treatment of girls by some of his students.
Tony George, principal of The King s School in Parramatta, wrote of his dismay at the allegations of sexual intimidation and violence against private school boys including King s students in the latest school newsletter, The King s Herald.
The allegations first emerged when former Kambala student Chanel Contos, 22, collected a series of testimonies and began an online petition to improve sex education in private schools.
The King s School Principal Tony George wrote a letter to parents praising the courage of Chanel Contos and calling for action to prevent sex abuse - in particular to restrict alcohol
Thousands of schoolgirls have shared their horrific tales of alleged rape and assault at the hands of teenage boys from Australia s most elite schools.
Chanel Contos, 22, has collected the testimonies of former and current students who claim they were abused at the hands of boyfriends or other male pupils.
The testimonies emerged after the former Kambala School student launched a petition demanding improved sex education in private schools.
Their harrowing stories have revealed many of the alleged sexual assault victims blamed themselves for what happened - and only learned years later the truth about their experiences.
Disturbing stories of alleged rape and sexual assault have shown the lack of awareness of consent by young girls as they only realise they were assaulted years later. Pictured: Chanel Contos started a petition to address rape culture within schools
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Chanel Contos, the 22-year-old former Kambala School students who drew attention to the crisis, met with the schools on Tuesday night to discuss necessary changes to the curriculum.