Consent lessons should be expanded to secondary schools, Oireachtas committee told

The Oireachtas committee heard that students are asking if University College Cork’s (UCC) Bystander Intervention Programme could be rolled out to their school. File photo

Some parents wish to keep their children “ignorant” on issues surrounding intimacy and consent despite a significant need and desire to learn from students and teachers, an Oireachtas committee has heard.

Representatives from the University of Galway-based Active Consent Programme and University College Cork’s (UCC) Bystander Intervention Programme outlined the need for education on consent for all secondary school students.