Students will be taught to intervene in sexual harassment situations

Students will be taught to intervene in sexual harassment situations

The Bystander Intervention programmes was in the news recently for using clips from the hit reality TV show, Love Island, to showcase toxic behaviour in relationships. Picture: ITV

A programme developed at University College Cork (UCC) which teaches students how to intervene if they witness sexual harassment is being rolled out to third-level institutions nationwide today.

The team behind UCC’s successful Bystander Intervention programme will launch a series of audio-visual learning materials to Higher Education Institutes (HEIs) to help more students combat sexual harassment, both verbal and physical, and to build a culture of zero tolerance of sexual harassment and violence on campus.

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