Schools ban MTV in fight against sexualised attitudes

North and South Lanarkshire have started the ban as the Scottish government plans to implement a nationwide education scheme to warn children about sexual abuse, assault and harassment.

Experts from Rape Crisis Scotland will give guidance to children whose attitudes seem increasingly to be shaped by exposure to pornography or “twerking” videos made by singers including Miley Cyrus.

Feedback from nine staff employed since the end of 2013 to speak to children in schools has shown disturbing attitudes to sex, peer pressure and consent.

Some school children have encouraged playground assaults under such names as “slap an arse Friday” or “grab a boob Tuesday”, according to the workers. Boys are given “man points” for assaulting girls and are denigrated by peers if they refuse to join in. Girls talk of being urged to re-enact scenes from porn films and are under pressure to be “porn-ready” by boyfriends.