Under the government’s current plans, in 2011 schools are set to teach pupils about domestic violence. The message will be that domestic violence against women and girls is unacceptable.

It seems to me that this is yet another step towards schools taking over the role of the parent. Schools should be a place for academic learning, where issues such as not committing violence towards others is something that should be taught at home. It is this that has led to some parent groups to criticising the government for its interference.

Surely if the government are going to go ahead and introduce these lessons in schools it is important that they be set to include the unacceptability of domestic violence as a whole and not just that against women and girls. What do you think?