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LEARN WITHOUT FEAR - GLOBAL CAMPAIGN TO END VIOLENCE IN SCHOOLS

MULTIPLE DIMENSIONS ON SCHOOLGIRLS

Direct Link to Full 88-Page 2008 Report:

http://plan-international.org/learnwithoutfear/files/learn-without-fear-global-campaign-report-english

Progress Report 2009 - 20 Pages - 60 Countries - Direct Link:

http://plan-international.org/learnwithoutfear/files/lwf-progress-report

Plan's Campaign Report, most comprehensive global examination of school violence yet, focuses on 3 major areas: sexual violence, corporal punishment and bullying.

The report shows that children across the world are sexually and physically abused by adults with a duty to protect them. Violence in schools is too often viewed as acceptable or necessary by education authorities, parents and governments. But the evidence uncovered shows it causes lasting mental and physical suffering.

The Report shows that:

• Girls as young as 10 are being forced to have sex by their teachers to pass exams, and threatened with poor grades and failure if they refuse.
• Every year, more than 350,000,000 children suffer some type of violence in school.
• 90 countries continue to allow teachers to legally use corporal punishment and laws in countries that do ban it are often poorly enforced.