Rep. Carol Spackman Moss says she wants to help students learn how to set boundaries and protect themselves.
. One in seven Utah children will be sexually abused before they turn 18, according to Thorpe.
The bill received a mixed reaction during public comment. Some adult survivors of child sexual abuse told lawmakers that this kind of education would have helped them when they were younger. Others said they worried whether these lessons would trigger students who have been abused. Moss responded, “Some of those molesters are the students in the school that need to also know that they have to set boundaries, as well.”
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