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Late last year, California became the first state to require affirmative-consent education — education about consent that teaches “yes means yes” versus “no means no” — for public high schools that require a health class before graduation. Advocates applauded the move as a huge step in the right direction. Such education, they hoped, would help reduce the prevalence of sexual assault on college campuses and elsewhere.