Rights Respecting Schools Articles of the Week;

Article 17 (access to information from the media): Every child has the right to reliable information from a
variety of sources, and governments should encourage the media to provide information that children can
understand. Governments must help protect children from materials that could harm them.

Article 19 (protection from violence, abuse and neglect): Governments must do all they can to ensure that
children are protected from all forms of violence, abuse, neglect and bad treatment by their parents or anyone
else who looks after them.

Article 34 (sexual exploitation): Governments must protect children from all forms of sexual abuse and
exploitation.