Mike DomitrzPresident, Author, and Speaker on Respect, The Center for Respect, Inc. · Author & Speaker on Respect for Schools, Corporations, & the Military since 1990 (has reached

Schools that care about their students realize stopping sexual assault is their responsibility.

29 Apr 2024 · 1 min

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In this impassioned monologue, the speaker argues that schools have an explicit duty to confront and prevent sexual assault within their communities. The speaker rebuffs claims that such education belongs solely to parents or religious institutions, emphasizing that sexual assault is a crime that the state must address. By highlighting students’ discomfort and the reality of ongoing assaults, the speaker calls for schools to lead proactive conversations and interventions, positioning the issue as a public safety matter rather than a matter of personal belief.

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If kids came home and said, I'm appalled by what I just had to sit in, Mom and Dad, I was taught things that you said I should never be taught, wouldn't this honestly, legit, logically, wouldn't this room be packed with parents going, how dare he be allowed to say what he said? I'm here to protest. And it isn't happening because, yes, kids were uncomfortable today because other kids spoke the truth about what's happening in their community. And kids who have never been dealt with this before are sitting there going, are we really having this conversation? I'm not comfortable with this conversation. That is the school's job because we're talking about a crime. This is not a religious choice at this point. I am brought in to stop a crime from occurring that's already occurring here, to slow down the amount of sexual assaults or rape. So when somebody says, hey, you're being brought in to do the parent's job, no, I'm being brought in to do the state's job because this crime is occurring in your community. Sexual assaults happen here. And they're trying to stop them.