00:03In some classrooms around the country, teachers are reporting a rise in hostile behaviour from students.
00:11Nazi salutes, Epstein jokes, comments such as control your woman with a whip.
00:17I don't speak to angry women.
00:19One boy who was aged 10 began to make loud intimate sexual sounds when I would turn around and write
00:25on the board.
00:26These teachers don't want to be identified but want to speak out about student behaviour, some of which has links
00:34to the Manosphere, a community of online influencers who aim to reassert traditional gender roles.
00:42It can be demoralising, upsetting and infuriating.
00:47I undertake regular psychological therapy and require medication.
00:51The vast majority of our classrooms are very safe and supportive but it's an extremely worrying trend.
00:59Hey Tim, come on in.
01:00These young people are preparing to head into high schools.
01:04They'll host conversations with students about gender stereotypes, consent and pornography in a bid to shape more positive attitudes.
01:14How are educators responding to these conversations in classrooms?
01:18So we know that what happens online doesn't stay online.
01:22We see students and in particular young boys walk away feeling a sense of empowerment as to how they can
01:30understand their identity and what masculinity means to them.
01:34Respectful relationships education is now part of the Australian school curriculum but there are calls for families as well as
01:42the wider community to also present an alternative to the influence of the Manosphere.
01:47This is a shared responsibility.
01:51Growing our young people is so important for the future of our country.
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