
It is difficult to know what is actually going on inside the minds of boys and young men. But what they say when adults are not in the room is alarming, and may shock anyone who does not have a school-age child.
An Evening Standard special investigation reveals the torrent of threats and misogyny that is now commonplace for girls and young women in school. “Sexual harassment is a daily occurrence for me,” one girl said. Another recalled a boy who told her: “When we’re in bed, I’m going to do this and this to you”.