A public school principal has spoken out against the Miles government’s plans to grant more appeal rights to students given short suspensions in Queensland schools.
John Ralston tendered his resignation after reports the NSW Association of Independent Schools allowed a child sex offender to remain on its board after it was advised of his past crimes.
Although the student was initially charged with aggravated unlawful wounding,police later uncovered diary entries suggesting a plan to commit multiple murders.
Despite a cost-of-living crisis,applications to Brisbane’s most expensive and prestigious school have surged by 85 per cent in four years.
New data released exclusively to The Age by the Crime Statistics Agency validates widespread concerns about students’ behaviour at school.
Education Minister Tony Buti has claimed the decision,made at Tuesday night’s council meeting,was a direct result of Basil Zempilas’ political views.
Educators sick and of being called upon to be responsible for every aspect of a child’s upbringing have taken a stand,saying they do not exist in a vacuum.
How do our young people behave well at school when they frequently see adults behaving atrociously? Perhaps it’s not students and schools we should be examining.
The state government has been warned that increasing its rules for home-schooling could push the movement underground.
James Elliot-Watson was an obvious candidate for school prefect – his teachers all told him so. Then,one lunchtime,he told a member of staff he was struggling with his sexuality.
The school,which has an official enrolment capacity of 3444 students,has grown by 8 per cent in two years.