Respectful relationships project - CathNews New Zealand https://cathnews.co.nz Catholic News New Zealand Mon, 16 Aug 2021 01:33:02 +0000 en-NZ hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.1 https://cathnews.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/cropped-cathnewsfavicon-32x32.jpg Respectful relationships project - CathNews New Zealand https://cathnews.co.nz 32 32 70145804 Backlash prompts St Kevin's to ditch respectful relationships project https://cathnews.co.nz/2021/08/16/backlash-prompts-st-kevins-to-ditch-respectful-relationships-project/ Mon, 16 Aug 2021 07:51:57 +0000 https://cathnews.co.nz/?p=139310 Catholic boys' school St Kevin's College has pulled out of a respectful relationships project after parents and students objected to a survey that quizzed boys on issues including sexuality, how they treat girls, and what it takes to be a man. Boys in years 7 to 12 were sent an extended series of questions last Read more

Backlash prompts St Kevin's to ditch respectful relationships project... Read more]]> Catholic boys' school St Kevin's College has pulled out of a respectful relationships project after parents and students objected to a survey that quizzed boys on issues including sexuality, how they treat girls, and what it takes to be a man.

Boys in years 7 to 12 were sent an extended series of questions last week on their self-image and behaviour, and attitudes about the role of men, as part of a respectful relationships project involving nine boys' schools in Victoria and Tasmania.

St Kevin's is so far the only school that has pulled out of the study because of a backlash, with students who took the survey also expressing their distaste.

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