Sydney private religious school made students share beds with teachers, inquiry hears
An inquiry heard that teenagers at a Sydney private religious school were made to share beds with teachers, the Guardian and the Sydney Morning Herald reported on Monday, October 12. The items we saw did not name the school or the inquiry, give the dates, or say whether anyone has been charged. We have not repeated any allegation beyond the headline claim.
Evidence of this kind at an inquiry raises questions about child-safety rules in religious and private schools, and about who checks them.
If you have a child at a private or religious school, you can ask the school for its child-safe policy; if you have concerns, the NSW Office of the Children’s Guardian or police can be contacted.
Public inquiries are the right place to bring such evidence to light.
Allegations are not findings, and the school should have the right to reply.
We need the school’s name and the inquiry’s terms before saying more. Treat it as an allegation heard in evidence until the inquiry reports.
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