Gary Just Didn’t Know the Rules
 
In this story, an “incident” occurs in the boys’ toilet, involving Gary who is new to Miss Martin’s class. Miss Martin teaches her students the “five private rules” which are designed to help keep them safe at home, at school, and anywhere they go.
 
The “incident” referred to in the story has deliberately not been detailed to protect the innocence of children and to try and avoid any additional trauma to children who may have experienced sexual abuse.
 
The five “private rules” are designed to help keep children safe from sexual abuse at home, at school, and in fact, anywhere they go. They empower children and provide them with clear and concise guidelines about any inappropriate touching, viewing pornography, taking pictures of their private body parts or other people taking pictures of their private body parts. In this story, pornography is referred to as “private pictures” or “private movies”. The use of these terms was first introduced in the book Hayden-Reece Learns What To Do if Children See Private Pictures or Private Movies as part of our use of age-appropriate language in educating children about sensitive topics.
 
Author: Holly-ann Martin
 
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