At a Roman Catholic high school in the United States, students divide into groups to discuss once-restricted issues: abusive relationships and consent. Central Catholic High School recently began using educators from a domestic violence shelter to teach students about what it means to give consent to sexual activity. The goal is to reduce sexual violence and abuse among young people and help them understand what behavior is acceptable, and what is not, before they become adults. Central Catholic High is in the western U.S. city of Portland, Oregon. David Blue is the school’s director of diversity and inclusion. He said, “We’re talking about dating violence, sexual assault, relationships, #MeToo; all of those things.” Blue spoke to The Associated Press. What is taking place at his school represents a larger debate. Lawmakers, educators and teens are asking themselves whether sex education should be changed to better deal with some of the issues raised by the #MeToo movement against sexual abuse. At the center of the debate is whether schools should expand their programs to help students understand consent, something that is defined differently from state to state.
Title: US State Lawmakers Debate Teaching Consent to Students
Content: <div id='article-page'><div id='article-content' data-media-url='//news-app-staging.s3.amazonaws.com' data-base-url='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/3357/718eb504-baf2-4397-af1f-89c1242254ab_hq.wav' data-capture-url='//staging.analytics.lingraphica.com/events/capture_news' data-article-title='US State Lawmakers Debate Teaching Consent to Students' data-article-id='3871'><script src='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/javascripts/getscripts.js'></script><link rel='stylesheet' href='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/stylesheets/article.css' type='text/css' /><div class='article'><p><span data-start-time='0' data-end-time='16729'>At a Roman Catholic high school in the United States, students divide into groups to discuss once-restricted issues: abusive relationships and consent.</span> <span data-start-time='16729' data-end-time='34271'>Central Catholic High School recently began using educators from a domestic violence shelter to teach students about what it means to give consent to sexual activity.</span> <span data-start-time='34271' data-end-time='51521'>The goal is to reduce sexual violence and abuse among young people and help them understand what behavior is acceptable, and what is not, before they become adults.</span> <span data-start-time='51521' data-end-time='59417'>Central Catholic High is in the western U.S. city of Portland, Oregon.</span> <span data-start-time='59417' data-end-time='65917'>David Blue is the school’s director of diversity and inclusion.</span> <span data-start-time='65917' data-end-time='78729'>He said, “We’re talking about dating violence, sexual assault, relationships, #MeToo; all of those things.”</span> <span data-start-time='78729' data-end-time='83271'>Blue spoke to The Associated Press.</span> <span data-start-time='83271' data-end-time='90229'>What is taking place at his school represents a larger debate.</span> <span data-start-time='90229' data-end-time='109104'>Lawmakers, educators and teens are asking themselves whether sex education should be changed to better deal with some of the issues raised by the #MeToo movement against sexual abuse.</span> <span data-start-time='109104' data-end-time='124771'>At the center of the debate is whether schools should expand their programs to help students understand consent, something that is defined differently from state to state.</span> </p></div><div class='control-buttons-sticky' style='display:none;'><div class='control-buttons'><button title='Back' class='back' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Play' class='play' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Pause' class='pause' style='display:none;'></button><button title='Forward' class='forward' disabled='disabled'></button><button class='finished-reading' style='display:none;'>Done</button></div></div></div><div id='article-media'><div id='media-image'><img src='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/3357/4838856C-E9B9-45EB-B80B-4C82D1982BAD_w1023_r1_s.jpg'/></div></div><div id='question-content' style='display:none;'><div class='vocabulary_question question-container' data-question-id=12955 data-hint-location='0' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/3357/what_is_consent.wav'>What is consent?</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='permission for something to happen or be done'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/3357/permission_for_something_to_happen_or_be_done.wav'><span>permission for something to happen or be done</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/3357/a_political_party.wav'><span>a political party</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/3357/the_leader_or_head_of_something.wav'><span>the leader or head of something</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/3357/to_be_disorganized.wav'><span>to be disorganized</span></div></div></div><div class='multiple_choice_question question-container' data-question-id=12956 data-hint-location='83271' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/3357/what_is_taking_place_at_his_school_represents_a_larger_what.wav'>What is taking place at his school represents a larger what?</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='debate'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/3357/problem.wav'><span>problem</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/3357/nap.wav'><span>nap</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/3357/debate.wav'><span>debate</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/3357/database.wav'><span>database</span></div></div></div><div class='sentence_completion_question question-container' data-question-id=12957 data-hint-location='59417' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/3357/david_blue_is_the_schools_director_of__blank__and_inclusion.wav'>David Blue is the schools director of <span class='blank'>diversity</span> and inclusion.</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='diversity'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/3357/mathematics.wav'><span>mathematics</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/3357/food.wav'><span>food</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/3357/clothing.wav'><span>clothing</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/3357/diversity.wav'><span>diversity</span></div></div></div><div class='question-buttons'><button class='skip-button'></button><button class='hint-button'></button><button class='speak-button'></button></div></div></div>
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