What Is Consent?

Every teen needs to be taught about consent—early and often. Teens are figuring out what they do and don’t like in new situations, including relationships. Rules of consent make it clear everyone must be on the same page. Permission needs to be given freely, on a case-by-case basis, knowing it can be taken back at any time. It’s a shared decision and there’s nothing mandatory or binding about it. Everyone needs to be comfortable, and no one should force another person’s decisions.

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