The attributions of public policies in the educational system for the prevention of sexual violence against children and adolescents

Sexual violence against children and adolescents is a problem whose scars can last a lifetime. In this sense, the general objective of the research is to analyze the attributions of public policies in the educational system for the prevention of sexual violence against children and adolescents based on the existing guidelines in the BNCC regarding sexuality in schools. With this overall purpose, specific objectives were developed in the subdivisions of the research work: to verify the right to education for children and adolescents in Brazil; to contextualize how the BNCC addresses the theme of sexuality in schools and to demonstrate the role of the educational system in promoting rights to confront sexual violence against children and adolescents. The research question guiding the study is: given the existing guidelines in the BNCC (National Common Curricular Base) regarding sexuality in schools, what are the attributions of public policies in the educational system for the prevention of sexual violence against children and adolescents? The deductive approach is used as the method of analysis, with the monographic procedure as the method of investigation, while the bibliographic technique is employed for research. It is evident that the educational system, through schools, acts as an important instrument for public policies to confront various violations of rights occurring during childhood.