Convinced public schools fall short in educating students on how to protect themselves from strangers, state Sen. Christine Kehoe will introduce legislation to establish self-awareness and self-defense programs in grades 7-12. “It is a step that we can take to make young women and young men more aware of their safety,” the San Diego Democrat said in an interview Monday. The measure comes in the aftermath of the rape and killing of Poway teenager Chelsea King.

It's doubtful that the school district will be able to differentiate between quality MA training and tripe, but encouraging young women (and everyone else) to develop awareness and martial skills is by far the best approach to reducing victimization of all kinds ...