Some state lawmakers want students to learn about teen dating violence when they’re in middle and high school.
Senate Minority Leader Jennifer Shilling of La Crosse is working on a bi-partisan bill to create a model curriculum that districts can use.
She hopes to prevent things from happening, by teaching them about positive relationships and healthy boundaries. Shilling says they want to prevent teen dating violence, and potentially starting a cycle of violence that continues as a people get older.
Shilling points to nationwide figures that show one in five girls, and one in 10 boys, are victims of physical or sexual dating violence in school.
