Education Department Failing To Protect Children

Stephanie Rice, Swimmer, originally uploaded by ddbsweasel.

Innocent fun from Stephanie Rice a swimmer representing Australia at the Olympics. But the picture and pose highlights an issue that may skewer Department of Education claims that it can protect its students.

SEXUALLY deviant teachers are preying on students, luring them into improper relationships and committing sex crimes.

Teenage students report teachers and volunteer workers in public and private schools have drugged them, exposed themselves over the internet and sexually assaulted their victims.

The Daily Telegraph has learned volunteers have also been caught taking jobs in schools without disclosing backgrounds of serious sexual offences against children.

Evidence has emerged predator teachers, once caught, have been allowed to move to other schools where they continued to target children.
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As Ben has noted, there is a newly promoted Deputy Principal who humiliated a year 7 girl instead of referring the child to a counsellor, as had been agreed.
The child had asked her teacher, Ben, if he was a virgin. Ben had been concerned at what had prompted the question, and suggested that a referral to the counsellor might be appropriate.
Instead, the acting Deputy Principal removed the girl from class and interrogated Ben on an open party line and then made the girl shake hands with the teacher in apology.
Later, the girl transferred to a private school, leaving the public system. The acting Deputy was promoted to full Deputy.