Education of Prevention of Child Sexual Abuse in Public Schools

Don't you think that education about sexual abuse in public schools would bring the number of abuse down? It only makes sense to me that these matters be brought up to the growing children (the potential victims) so they would learn and know the difference between a kind, caring adult, and a predator looking to take advantage.

I think everyone, including children, should have the right to know if someone is trying to take advantage if them. Children, being so young and naive, can fall prey to many unlikely events. Many of the children that have been sexually abused are abused by someone they know, majority of the time it is someone close to the family, and horiffically could be stepfather, uncle or grandfather. And much of this happens right behind the parents' backs. If you had a little boy or a little girl, and their grandfather was touching them after you "took them to grandpa's house," wouldn't you want your child to tell you what was going on, since of course your father is not going to tell you that he's touching your child inappropriately? I know if it was my child, I WOULD WANT THEM TO TELL ME.
Many victims keep quiet because they're embarrassed, because their perpetrator told them "don't say anything to anyone because this is our little secret" or the victim might feel like it's their fault.

With a Prevention through Education program, children will learn to identify inappropriate behaviors of adults, they will learn to speak up and stand up for themselves so that they will not be coerced in a sexual manner, they will learn that it is wrong for anyone, even if it's someone that they are supposed to trust, to try and do bad things to them.

What is the wrong in that? And why are so many people against this. This kind of education will not only help them while they are children. I truely believe this kind of education will benefit teenagers as well, from adult predators, and teenaged peers. A Prevention through Education program can also help the youth with self-esteem, because they will be learning the crucial skill of standing up for what they believe.

I believe that education is the key to knowledge, through this key is the path to successful prevention. Through prevention we protect not only the physical, but also the mental lives of many. This is a grand way to protect our children, our youth, our future.
-Cherryspirit aka Crystal Vu