Rape Prevention Resource Project

I will be working with Haley on the prevention resource project.  We decided to create a supplement resource that would be integrated into public schools current sex education that they implement with their students.  The initial idea is an age-appropriate class as part of the sex education program that discusses rape and sexual assault.  Therefore, the resource would be targeted toward 5th, 8th, and 11th grade students.  The medium would be multimodal, including videos, discussion, and in-class assignments.  The resource will address societal norms, ways of reporting, target versus perpetrator dynamics, and resources for help. 

For elementary, topics could include: inappropriate touching, 'no means no', talking with a parent, guardian, or teacher, speaking up if you see something, and was to report.

For junior high, topics could include: 'no means no', speaking up if you see something, opening conversation , recognizing situations, reporting, and small group discussions

For high school, topics could include: 'no means no', alcohol/drug awareness, actual statistics of high school and college, reporting, rape kit process, speaking up, justice system (perhaps using the Missoula book by Jon Krakauer).

Outside of what has been discussed and researched throughout the semester, my children have gone through sex education and will be able to provide information on how the program is conducted, including any reference to rape and sexual assault.  Also, they would be a resource in vetting how effective our suggested resources would work in the school setting. 

An edited claim at this time is: In order to educate and create conversation on the destructive and sensitive subject of rape and sexual assault, an integration of these topics need to be injected into current sex education courses at the 5th, 8th, and 11th grade or corresponding level.  Possible warrants are: sex education is already occurring so it would be easy to add to the standing curriculum; rape and sexual assault can occur in any age group and therefore awareness should be made at multiple levels; and by starting at a younger age, the hope is that students will be more apt to fight against and, hopefully, prevent rape and sexual assault. 

Initial road blocks in creating this resource is time frame.  Given that we are to present this by next week, I suggested to Haley that we briefly mention the themes that tie all of the levels together (i.e. 'no means no', etc.), but delve into one grade level--most likely high school since it closely relates to the audience that we studied this semester (college age).  In this way, we would be able to adequately develop a portion of the resource well without sacrificing excellence in completing the project.