Mum banned from government school over God pledge

This piece of idiocy, sadly, has happened in my city:



http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/vic...-1227167317796

Quote:

A SINGLE mother and her son’s primary school are locked in a feud after she was issued a trespass notice banning her from setting foot in the school grounds until November. The woman, who wants to be known only as Alex, cannot take her son, 6, to class and has been forced to wait for him outside school gates each day. She also could not attend the prep concert and the school sports day at Burwood Heights Primary. Alex told the Herald Sun she was being victimised for objecting to the recital of a pledge at the state school that begins with “I love God”. She also said the ban related to her raising objections to the way the school ran its special religious instruction program.

Now I'm certain that there is more to this case and the mother may well have been abusive to teachers. But what the school has done is improper, possibly illegal (I'll look into this) and certainly against the spirit (at least) of government Education Acts which hold that education is to be universal, secular and free.



The Education Department response, no doubt provided by the janitor who is the only person not on leave, was pathetic:

Quote:

Victorian Department of Education spokesman Stuart Teather said “all too often teachers and principals are exposed to unacceptable behaviour” from parents.

What about unacceptable behaviour from schools, you idiot. I'd show disregard and disrespect to teachers who allow this pledge to be part of school life.



I should point out that this is a primary (or elemental) school. Indoctrination needs to start early.

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