By Sammie Jones-
Children as young as five have been expelled from school for sexual misconduct, according to an investigation .
Hundreds of school pupils have been either permanently or temporarily removed from class in the last four years because of involvement in sexual acts, including watching pornography and sharing indecent images.
The data obtained from a Freedom of Information request submitted by the Press Association, was based on results submitted from 15 local authorities.showing 18 incidents involving boys for every one incident involving a girl.
There were 754 reported incidents between July 2013 and April 2017, but the figure does not accurately represent the true figures because most councils refused to disclose figures on their records.
The figures show there were at least 40 incidents involving children below 10, a frightening revelation of the state of society reflected in very young children. The findings are a likely sign that many young kids are being exposed to sexual material or television to early in life. It also calls for parents to be very strict with children of that age when it comes to teaching them about accepted levels of behaviour and morality.
A known fact is that many parents are underdeveloped when they have children, and lack the basic skills to raise their children correctly. Every primary school must have a body that identifies those parents who need better grounding in child rearing and direct them in adding to the values being taught at school. Every parent knows how to let a five year old child know in no uncertain terms that sexual misconduct is unacceptable, but it useful for children to understand that sexual activity is for adults in a loving relationship with a view to a stable relationship and eventually starting a family. Understanding that pornography is bad for children and generally adults too, is of great importance.
Outside of a loving relationship, pornography has serves to pollute the mind and put sexual pleasure above emotional connection. Children guilty of watching or sharing pornographic material should be sternly rebuked until they get the message loud and clear.
EDUCATION
A spokesperson from the National Society for protection from cruelty to children( NSPCC) spokesperson is calling for wider education for young children added to parental responsibility in safeguarding a child’s interest from negative outside influences. The organisation specialises in protecting children from physical, emotional , or sexual abuse, one or more of which happen to many children, and can influence their behaviour at early school or later in their schooling years.
The NSPCC spokesperson told the eye of media.com “Every child has the right to feel safe at school.
“Preventing harmful sexual behaviour through proper, up-to-date sex and relationships education is immeasurably better than excluding children after the harm has been done.
“By giving children the right information about sexuality, consent, risks and protection, we teach them how to make healthy relationship decisions, how to treat others and how to know when something is not right.
“Social media, sexting, online porn and dating apps did not exist when sex education was introduced on the curriculum a generation ago.
“It must be dragged into the 21st century, it must be consistent, and it must be offered in every school as part of a broader PSHE (personal, social, health and economic education) curriculum.”
CATEGORIES OF SEXUAL MISCONDUCT
Children can be categorised under the term “sexual misconduct” for a range of issues, that include sexual abuse, assault, bullying, graffiti and harassment. Cases of sexual misconduct observed among kids that age include holding, distributing or requesting indecent images, accessing internet pornography, and sexual misconduct involving social media.
The figures do not include those where children were victims at the hands of staff or adult volunteers.
The data was based on results from 15 local authorities with data.