A rape crisis centre in Bristol has said it was not surprised by recent revelations about sexual abuse in schools.
This comes after thousands of testimonies have been made on the Everyone’s Invited website - a site where people can anonymously share their experiences of misogyny, harassment, abuse and assault.
A series of allegations of a "rape culture " were made involving a number of independent schools and a police officer has since said parents should take their own child to police if they are responsible for a sexual assault.
And now Somerset and Avon Rape and Sexual Abuse Support (SARSAS) has responded to the allegations of sexual harassment and assaults in schools.
It said: "SARSAS regularly go into schools to talk about consent and healthy relationships, and feel that there has been a narrative emerging in schools for a while of the legal system victimising men and boys, of a pressure on girls to provide nudes, and of an us and them culture.
"The us and them being boys versus girls rather than it being everyone versus those who perpetrate these crimes."
Lisa Benjamin, SARSAS training and communications manager, added: “Once when we spoke in schools and at events the question was always 'what about support for men?' now the question is always 'What about the women who lie about being raped?'."
The charity said one off talks in schools start an important conversation, but that they aren’t enough to change boy’s gut instinct that says they are being wronged or create an environment in which girls will feel confident they will be believed if they speak out.
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Claire Bloor, the CEO at SARSAS, said: "We know it’s tempting to keep telling these boys about the conviction rates and false reporting statistics.
"But shouting numbers at people will not help to convince them that women and the legal system are not out to get them.
"It will not erase rape culture in schools. And it will not keep girls safe."
SARSAS said schools need to find ways to tackle this that work if they are to create a safe, respectful, and supportive environments for children to learn.
They are urging people to get touch with local support services who can support schools.
