greggerypeccary wrote on Nov 15^th, 2017 at 10:18pm:

greggerypeccary wrote on Nov 15^th, 2017 at 10:09pm:

“Vote No” campaign material distributed by the Australian Conservatives, a political party founded by Senator Cory Bernardi, claims that “if same-sex marriage is legalised, Safe Schools and others like it will be mandatory in schools”.

Let’s look at the facts.

A number of organisations have  contacted the Australian Conservatives requesting sources to support the claims made in the party’s “Vote No” campaign material, but did not receive a response. Therefore one can only conclude the information published in the Australian Conservatives “Vote No” campaign material is incorrect and misleading.

There is no link between the federal Marriage Act and the Australian Curriculum.

The Safe Schools program is a resource for schools and teachers to use at their own discretion. It is not a “mandatory” part of any national, state or territory curriculum – and never was. Making such programs mandatory in the classroom would be inconsistent with curriculum policy and practice in Australia.

What is the Safe Schools program?

The Safe Schools Coalition Australia was first established by the Victorian Government in 2010. It’s now a national network convened by the Foundation for Young Australians, and delivered by partner organisations in several Australian states and territories.

The published aim of the Safe Schools Coalition is “to help school staff create safer and more inclusive environments for same sex attracted, intersex and gender diverse students, school staff and families”.

The Safe Schools program provides optional resources for secondary schools, including professional development for teachers and one classroom-level teaching resource designed for Year 7 and 8 students.

All of the Safe Schools resources are optional, and not a mandatory component of any national, state or territory curriculum.

Schools that choose to participate in the Safe Schools program are expected to make their own judgements about which policies and practices they adopt and which resources they use.

The Safe Schools program is supported in some form by several state and territory governments. But it is not a compulsory part of the curriculum in any Australian jurisdiction.

The Safe Schools program received federal funding for four years, but this ended in June 2017. Some state and territory governments have committed to continue funding the program to make it available for government schools. Independent (non-government) schools set their own policies about which programs they will fund and/or implement.

Victoria, the Australian Capital Territory and Western Australia will continue to fund the program. South Australia is funding a revised version of the Safe Schools program.

Safe Schools will continue to provide professional development for teachers in Queensland, although the government is yet to confirm whether it will fund the program when its federal allocation runs out in October.

Tasmania and New South Wales will not be funding the program, with both states replacing it with other anti-bullying resources.

greggerypeccary wrote on Nov 15^th, 2017 at 8:58pm:


That's your opinion.

If it is mandatory with no opt out then remove your child from the school. That's the best way to combat these aphabets. If it is in primary schools then I imagine uproar from the general population. This is not a game that all kids play. The small minority that do should have their own classes and leave the rest as they were.
Schools don't teach our kids correctly anyway so this will be nothing different.

Captain Caveman wrote on Nov 16^th, 2017 at 7:08am:


Captain

We ARE pulling our children out of the public school system. Now.

And we're enrolling them in Christian schools across Australia.

I've been speaking to some Chinese neighbours this morning. They're not even Christian but they're absolutely horrified at what's happened. Their kids will not be attending any local public schools.

I've given them the name of the Christian school our 2 little ones will be attending and I've asked them to spread the word amongst their community.

I can already see what's going to happen.

Esp after attending our local church Mums n Bubs group yesterday. The mums there were hoping to send their kids to local public schools until Yr 6. Not anymore.

There's now a mass exodus into private Christian schools. From kindergarten onwards.

Private Christian schools across Australia will thrive in terms of exploding numbers of new enrolments. Their existing awesome records re university entrance will also increase.

Oh and funding will have to increase as a result.

And the already economically starved public school system will be left for the morally and ethically bankrupt to enjoy.

Bobby. wrote on Nov 16^th, 2017 at 5:45am:


What else would they sodomise, if not bums?    

greggerypeccary wrote on Nov 17^th, 2017 at 10:03am:



OK then - kids will be taught that bum chumming is normal.