Probe into Melbourne school staffer’s Nazi class

An investigation will be launched into how a school staff member came to bring weapons and Nazi memorabilia to class at a secondary college on the Mornington Peninsula.

Dromana Secondary students were given Nazi uniforms and weapons in class. Picture: Facebook

An investigation will be launched into how a high school staff member came to bring weapons and Nazi memorabilia to class.

The Dromana Secondary College support staff member uploaded photos on social media identifying students wearing Nazi uniforms and holding weapons during a history lesson.

A Department of Education spokeswoman said while it couldn’t comment on any repercussions for the staff member for privacy reasons, “appropriate action has been taken”.

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A student’s photo was shared on the internet wearing a Nazi hat. Picture: Facebook

Students were pictured holding weapons. Picture: Facebook

“The Department will commission an independent review to examine the circumstances surrounding this matter and determine what lessons can be learned,” she said.

The staff member claimed online to have had the approval of the principal and the regional office of the Department of Education to bring a firearm to school.

Neither the Department nor the school have yet responded to his claim.

The cake that was shared with students. Picture: Facebook

Students were pictured wearing a Nazi hat, handling a replica Zyklon B gas canister and holding weapons, including rifles and a knife during the history class.

The staff member also posted on social media that he had baked Adolf Hitler’s favourite cake, a ‘Fuhrer cake’, with a swastika on top, and shared the remainder of the cake with students.

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The school and department were alerted after the Anti-Defamation Commission received a complaint.

Commission chairman Dr Dvir Abramovich said while he welcomed the review, he was “alarmed that the Education Department is refusing to reveal what action, if any, has been taken against the staff member involved, and whether they are still employed by the school”.

“This troubling episode, which should never be tolerated, reverberated far past the students impacted directly, and has caused shock and pain across the community,” Dr Abramovich said.

Dr Dvir Abramovich. Picture: Stuart McEvoy for The Australian

“We hope that this case is not pushed to the side as this will erode public trust in the system’s ability to deal with such unacceptable occurrences.”

He urged the Department to reveal what measures would be implemented to ensure conduct of a similar nature would not occur again.

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