Respectful Relationships Education in WA schools aims to prevent family and domestic violence

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Updated May 11 2021 - 3:44pm, first published 3:00pm
Respectful Relationships Education is being piloted in 30 Western Australian school which aims to give students skills to reject violent and aggressive behaviour and form attitudes based on equality and respect. Image by Shutterstock.
Respectful Relationships Education is being piloted in 30 Western Australian school which aims to give students skills to reject violent and aggressive behaviour and form attitudes based on equality and respect. Image by Shutterstock.

Statistics on family and domestic violence in Australia are nothing short of shocking with an average of one Australian woman killed each week by a current or former partner, according to the Australian Institute of Criminology.

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Emma Kirk

Journalist

Journalist for the Busselton Mail, Australian Community Media, and Fairfax Media.

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