Parents might see it as “a risk” to move their girls to co-educational schools at age 16 after the “Everyone’s Invited” allegations, the chief executive of the Girls’ School Association (GSA) has said – The Evening Standard reports.
Donna Stevens said some private girls’ schools had reported an increase in applications following thousands of reports of sexual harassment in mixed-sex schools and allegations that institutions were not taking “rape culture” seriously enough.
When asked why parents could now be put off from moving their girls to co-educational schools for sixthform, Ms Stevens said: “I think it just comes down to the fact that there’s this movement out there and there have been some testimonies publicly.
“It just might make them think twice. ‘Oh this could be just a bit of a risk and actually she’s happy where she is’. I think it just comes down to that really.”
Speaking at the GSA annual conference in Manchester she added: “I think if I was mum of a 16-year-old I’d be thinking about keeping her there.”
Ms Stevens said GSA would like to do more research on parental attitudes in the light of Everyone’s Invited to see whether it has changed perceptions of girls’ schools.