Dutch schools warned to be alert to female circumcision
NL TimesThe Ministry of Education sent a letter to all schools in the Netherlands urging them to be extra alert to signs of female circumcision in the period around the spring school holidays. In the Netherlands, an estimated 41,000 women have been circumcised, and about 4,200 girls are at risk of genital mutilation in the coming years, according to knowledge institute Pharos and the GGD health services. In all kinds of languages, so that the family abroad can Minister Dennis Wiersma for Primary and Secondary Education believes schools can play a significant role in countering these types of “medieval situations.” He called on teachers to be extra alert to girls showing strange behavior or suddenly being absent from school for unclear reasons. After all, circumcision often takes place abroad.” The VVD also wants to oblige schools and doctors to report signs of genital mutilation.
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