Bombshell fallout: School in disarray as porn scandal explodes
Key staff and many students have failed to turn up and furious parents are demanding answers as a porn scandal engulfs a prestigious Queensland school.
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Key staff and many students have failed to turn up and furious parents are demanding answers as a porn scandal engulfs a prestigious Queensland school.
Premier David Crisafulli has slammed schools for failing in their duty of care, and social media giants for allowing porn and other illegal material to remain on their platforms.
A prestigious Queensland Christian school failed to report to police the distribution of pornography by Year 7 and 8 students almost three months after being made aware of it. SEE THE TIMELINE OF INACTION
Schools caught out by student scandals should seek to learn from mistakes and unfortunate incidents. But so many past students think exposing the problem is worse than the issue itself, writes Kylie Lang.
Furious parents have accused a prestigious Brisbane private school of “price gouging”, following new school fee hikes despite facilities remaining “embarrassing”.
Parents at one of the Gold Coast’s most prestigious private schools are fuming at an unexpected fee increase that will see families fork out thousands of dollars more next year.
A former student of Brisbane’s Stuartholme School who twice tried to kill herself due to bullying has spoken out about her abuse and revealed the “hell” she endured.
Former students at an elite Brisbane girls’ school say they are still traumatised 10 years after unwittingly becoming targets of bullying campaigns at the school. READ THEIR STORIES
Seniors from an elite Brisbane girls’ school are under fire over an explicit “Catholic slut!” video which an alarmed parent labelled “disgusting and deplorable”. WATCH THE VIDEO
The expulsion of two students for criticising an elite school’s response to a bullying scandal could go before the Human Rights Commission.
We have a problem in our all-girls’ schools. Children are suiciding as bullying trumps respect, and it is more insidious now because of social media, and questions must be asked of all schools, writes Kylie Lang.
With fierce competition to get into Brisbane’s top schools, some parents start planning before their child is even born. So what do these elite schools look for when making offers and how much do they cost?
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