P ART 4 S CHOOL EDUCATION 28 Domestic abuse education in schools (1) The Scottish Ministers must promote, facilitate and support domestic abuse education 25 in schools. (2) An education authority must promote, facilitate and support domestic abuse education in the schools under its management. (3) A pupil may be withdrawn by their parent from any domestic abuse education provided in any school, and no pupil in any school is to be placed at any disadvantage by reason 30 of their being withdrawn from any domestic abuse education. (4) In this Part— “domestic abuse education” means education consisting of teaching and learning about the causes of, occurrence of and prevention of domestic abuse, including about what constitutes domestic abuse and the law relating to domestic abuse, 35 “domestic abuse” means behaviour that— (a) could constitute an offence under section 1(1) (abusive behaviour towards partner or ex-partner) of the Domestic Abuse (Scotland) Act 2018, 18 Prevention of Domestic Abuse (Scotland) Bill Part 4—School education (b) could be the subject of a domestic abuse protection notice or domestic abuse protection order under Part 1 of the Domestic Abuse (Protection) (Scotland) Act 2021, or (c) could constitute an aggravation as described in section 1(1)(a) (aggravation 5 where abuse of partner or ex-partner) of the Abusive Behaviour and Sexual Harm (Scotland) Act 2016. 29 Guidance to education authorities relating to domestic abuse education (1) The Scottish Ministers must issue guidance to education authorities relating to domestic abuse education in schools. 10 (2) The Scottish Ministers must keep the guidance under review and may issue revised 1 guidance from time to time. (3) In exercising its functions relating to school education, an education authority must have regard to guidance issued by the Scottish Ministers under this section. (4) In preparing guidance under this section, the Scottish Ministers must consult— 15 (a) charities or other bodies that provide support for people who have suffered or are suffering domestic abuse, and (b) such other persons as they consider appropriate. (5) The Scottish Ministers must publish guidance issued under this section. 30 Standards relating to domestic abuse education 20 (1) The Scottish Ministers may by regulations specify the standards and requirements to which an education authority must conform in discharging its functions relating to domestic abuse education in the schools under its management. (2) Regulations under subsection (1) may— (a) provide for exemptions from any requirement to provide or participate in domestic 25 abuse education, (b) impose requirements to make reasonable adjustments within the meaning of the Equality Act 2010. (3) Before laying...