Deeply sad and angry at what is happening to @NExclusions. As someone who spends all day every day researching sexual violence and what justice is/can be I can say with certainty that being anti-exclusions is not the same as being "willing to tolerate sexual violence" (1)

1st carceral systems, from prisons to schools, and carceral approaches, such as exclusion, do not stop sexual violence - and this is often the biggest justice need/want for survivors. They are not preventative, they are not deterrent, and they do not stop people from harming (2)

2nd these systems and approaches, eg exclusion, do not provide or foster safety - for those who have experienced SV, or for others at risk of harm. All carcerality does is displace this harm - which often only intensifies violence in the long term and does not get to its root (3)

@NExclusions's FAQ's clearly lays this out - they say schools need to create a culture of consent. They say that they want to build schools where young people can 'speak up if someone is encroaching on their boundaries'. They know exclusions won't allow this culture to thrive (4)

They also don't claim to have all the answers about what we should do instead of exclusions re SV - & that's ok. There are so many organisations out there who do this work and who can provide some roadmaps e.g. Generation Five, Creative Interventions & @WhatMakesUsSafe (5)

Engaging in conversations about sexual violence, especially re SV in schools and against YP, is hard. But we have to remember that we know what doesn't work and if we let go of carceral approaches like exclusions maybe we can find better ways to support survivors get justice. (6)