[VOA]

I did a quick google search for Statutory rape laws.

Now that I have a few years on me...
I'm sort of shocked that in high school, there wasn't more class
discussion about THE LAW and consequences of statutory rape.

But then I went to school "back in the day" in flyover country.
And I suspect a fair number of cases of potential statutory
rape were averted because...
some guys actually went to church as boys and had the brake of
some "higher law".
Or just had common sense to steer clear of underage girls after
they moved on from high school.

Still, I'm shocked this was not a topic of discussion in the
few hours our schools spent of items like drunk driving
and a bit of sex-ed.

[LibertyRocks]

That’s a good point... I was in high school in the late 80s, and I don’t remember them talking about it in health class either. Everyone kind of knew what it was - an older guy with a girl under 18 - we all knew what “jail bait” meant. However, the specifics of the law was never really discussed...

I homeschool my kids, so I’m not sure if it’s covered nowadays or not...