Misogyny in schools is an epidemic – robust sex education will help the next generation fight back

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The news that school children are to be taught how to recognise and combat misogyny as part of new guidance to overhaul sex education is welcome – and long overdue. Comprehensive sex education in schools is vital in protecting children from abuse, so it is an immense relief that the Tories’ plan to limit pupils’ knowledge under the cynical guise of ‘pro…