To: The Louisiana State House, The Louisiana State Senate, Governor John Bel Edwards, The United States House of Representatives, The United States Senate, and President Donald Trump

Demand Human Rights Education at Catholic Elementary and High Schools

Children need to learn about their basic human rights; we as adults must give them this education. We must teach children that they are not entitled to other humans' bodies without consent. The focus must be on affirmative consent, "yes means yes," instead of "no means no."

Why is this important?

When I was in grammar school and high school, I was given no human rights education and no sexual education. People at my schools were also treated very differently based on gender.

In high school, I was drugged and raped by a classmate. Being a child with no sex education and no awareness of my own human rights, I did not know that it was rape. I thought it was my fault, and did not even see it as the crime that it was.

It took me 11 years to demand that people listen to me and acknowledge what happened to me for what it was: rape. I am still suffering from PTSD 12 years later. I urge you to sign my petition to prevent future children from suffering like I did.

You can view an example of the type of curriculum I'd like to see implemented here: http://www.popcouncil.org/research/its-all-one-curriculum-guidelines-and-activities-for-a-unified-approach-to-

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