Are single-sex schools the safe option after abuse scandal?

Harrowing testimonies may lead parents to opt for girls-only schools for their daughters

There’s an old-fashioned piece of hypocrisy that has parents wanting their sons to go to mixed-sex schools to benefit from the civilising influence of girls, and for their daughters to go to single-sex schools, to protect them from the corrupting influence of boys.

But after the public focus on the often harrowing testimonies of sexually abused schoolgirls on the Everyone’s Invited website, many parents have been left wondering about what kind of school will best safeguard their daughters.

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from The Guardian https://ift.tt/3t1xEbb