Girls Not Brides for End Child Marriage
“I had anxiety attacks in school and my teachers would often ask, ‘Is something going on at home?’
“But I didn’t want to tell them that maybe I’m worried about marriage, that I can’t sleep at night [because I'm] just thinking and thinking about getting married to someone I don’t know.”
Hana was 18 when she ran away from home, terrified of being forced into marriage.
Too often, young people at risk of child marriage have nobody to turn to, although teachers can play an important role in helping them.
New government proposals could hold teachers criminally responsible if they fail to spot a child at risk of forced marriage.
National Education Union calls this the “wrong approach.” What do you think?
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Do you support child marriage?
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