Mueller College: Sick special needs twist, as Christian school ‘rape list’ scandal deepens

Parents have reacted with fury after children with learning disabilities and special needs were identified in a “rape list” uncovered at a Moreton Bay Christian school.

Mueller College at Rothwell has been embroiled in a rape list scandal.

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Children with learning disabilities and special needs have been mocked in a “rape list” scandal engulfing a Moreton Bay Christian school.

Angry parents and students from Mueller College have told The Courier-Mail these students were deemed “un-rapable” in the list compiled by boys and published on social media.

Declining to speak publicly due to the matter being under police investigation, one parent said Mueller College had “severely mishandled” the situation.

The parent said children who reported the list and called out “misogyny and rape culture” felt they had been vilified by the school and not all students involved in the making of the list had been punished.

The school has defended its response.

Meanwhile, concerned students at the prep to Year 12 co-ed school in Rothwell have come forward to express their dissatisfaction.

One Year 10 girl said on Thursday morning that the list was “disgusting”.

“We had a whole massive senior school assembly about it; these guys made an ‘unrapable’ list about a bunch of girls,” she said.

“They didn’t just write their names, they literally wrote a whole paragraph about each of them explaining why … and the poor girl at the top is so sweet.”

Mueller College at Rothwell.

She said the list had been “reposted and sent everywhere”.

It comes after The Courier-Mail revealed on Wednesday that former students were dissatisfied with Mueller College’s response to the list.

“I am utterly disgusted by what goes on behind the doors of the school,” one former student said.

“The rape list is extremely intense, and concludes by saying, ‘Until then stay … rapey? Bye!’.

“Students who are aware of the situation have been pulled aside during class, and forced to sign official nondisclosure agreements,” said a former student, who declined to be named.”

Head of college Paul Valese said the incident occurred “outside of the school context” and the college acted “immediately and appropriately”.

“As soon as it was brought to the attention of the college it was immediately reported to police as the college considered the content to be vile and offensive,” Mr Valese said in a statement.

“The college also took immediate steps to discipline students who were involved.

“To comply with college privacy obligations and given that this matter is now in the hands of the police, specifics cannot be provided.”

Mr Valese also said: “Students with knowledge of the matter were asked to maintain appropriate confidentiality when providing their report to the college.

“The template Student Incident Report form used by the college asks that students not discuss the matter with the student cohort but that they can discuss the matter with their parents.

“This is done to maintain the integrity of any evidence gathered and prevent any denial of natural justice. No students were asked, or are ever asked, to sign nondisclosure agreements.

“The safety and wellbeing of our students is paramount,” he said.

A spokesperson for the Queensland Police Service confirmed the matter was reported to police on October 9 and investigations were continuing.

Originally published as Mueller College: Sick special needs twist, as Christian school ‘rape list’ scandal deepens