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‘A**holes’: Kyle Sandilands’ angry rant rant live on-air

The radio presenter couldn’t hold back his anger during a segment on Thursday’s Kyle and Jackie O show.

Kyle Sandilands rants about teachers

Kyle Sandilands couldn’t hold back his angry as he launched into a passionate rant on Thursday’s  Kyle and Jackie O Show.

Sandilands hit out at plans from a private Catholic school to allow kids a “learn from home” day once a week.

Chevalier College in NSW recently revealed the controversial plans, and KIIS FM radio host Sandilands had some choice words for the school’s teachers.

Sandilands hit out at plans from a school to create a four-day week. Picture: YouTube
Sandilands hit out at plans from a school to create a four-day week. Picture: YouTube

He claimed Australian kids were “dumb enough” already and needed to be in school more not less, and said students and teachers should work five days a week like the rest of the Aussie workforce.

Sandliands took issue at the idea of others getting to work from home one day a week.

The radio presenter, whose annual salary has reportedly increased to a whopping $10 million a year, also claimed the teachers - who recently got a small pay rise - had asked for “another day off”.

“Now hang on, these teachers just got a pay rise and now they’re asking for a day off? The rest of us go to work Monday to Friday,” he said.

Sandilands then asked Jackie O how she would feel having her own kids at home once a week.

“Permanently? No … not at all,” she replied.

“Keep these a**holes at school. They’re dumb enough,” Sandilands continued.

“They don’t even learn enough now. It’s just another teacher problem … enough with the b****ing from the teachers, keep to the teaching. [The kids] have already got a thousand weeks off a year.”

Sandilands couldn't hold back his anger at the plans on-air. Picture: The Kyle and Jackie O Show.
Sandilands couldn't hold back his anger at the plans on-air. Picture: The Kyle and Jackie O Show.

“Change this story to the teachers have tried to get a day off, and we’ve said no,” he added.

Despite Sandilands’ rant, the school’s head teacher, Greg Miller, appeared on the Today show and insisted teachers would still be “coming to campus” five days a week, explaining the plans were only for the children.

He said: “We will be setting clear parameters about the expectations of students on that day to consolidate learning from the previous week and to prepare for learning for the week coming up.

“It is just a reimagining and a repackaging of time in a smarter and better way so we can have continuity of learning with far less disruptions to face-to-face teaching.”

“Students will require the sign off from their parent and they will only do this with their parents’ permission and support,” added Mr Miller.

Unlike public schools in Australia, private schools are able to run their own hours as they see fit.

Originally published as ‘A**holes’: Kyle Sandilands’ angry rant rant live on-air

Original URL: https://www.thechronicle.com.au/entertainment/aholes-kyle-sandilands-angry-rant-rant-live-onair/news-story/537d24d002103458aec5f1b26433170c