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Australia has spoken, time and time again — Safe Schools needs to change, or go. It cannot continue to be implemented in its current form. Many critics of the program fully support the notion of anti-bullying for vulnerable students. But in its current version, the program has proven itself incapable of meeting the expectations of too many parents and health professionals alike. These concerns can no longer be written off as old-fashioned, daft or simply bigoted. The initial concerns over the Safe Schools program made reference to the sexualised and potentially age-inappropriate content. But the debate has snowballed much further. Today, there are endless petitions on both sides, street protests, MP’s offices have been vandalised for their criticisms and abuse is shared. Anti-bullying to boot. Supporters of Safe Schools claim to be most concerned for vulnerable students. Presumably then, these supporters would have the strongest interest in evaluating the evidence-base of such con

The Australian Christian Lobby is demanding the Queensland Government cease supporting a school based anti-bullying program for gay, intersex and gender diverse children, accusing it of promoting "radical sexual experimentation", by encouraging the acceptance of gender and sexual diverse children. The Safe Schools Coalition Australia program was made available to Queensland schools from the start of the second semester this year. The federally-funded program, which is also available in Victoria , New South Wales , the Australian Capital Territory and Tasmania , is not compulsory, with principals able to choose whether or not their school could benefit from it. Building on a Victorian model, SSCA, which has been approved by the federal education department as a resource, addresses homophobia and transphobia within schools and is designed to make the school environment "more inclusive for same-sex attracted, intersex and gender diverse young people".Safe Sc

Around the world, at least the English-speaking world , parents and politicians are under pressure to accept the scientific and moral validity of same-sex relationships and the transgender lifestyle. Fortunately, there has been a pushback from academics dismayed by the lack of academic rigor in many claims. Today we feature the main ideas of a report by University of Sydney law professor Patrick Parkinson. September 19, 2016  (MercatorNet)  — One of the biggest setbacks for same-sex marriage in Australia has been the uproar around curriculum materials produced by the national  Safe Schools Coalition  (SSCA) for children in years 7 and 8. These are supposed to stop bullying of homosexual and transgender students, but they also involve educating all students about sensitive topics, including sexual morality. Hundreds of schools, mostly government-run, have signed up. After noisy protests from parents, religious groups and politicians, the Federal Government stepped in and fo

The Australian Christian Lobby is demanding the Queensland Government cease supporting a school based anti-bullying program for gay, intersex and gender diverse children, accusing it of promoting "radical sexual experimentation", by encouraging the acceptance of gender and sexual diverse children. The Safe Schools Coalition Australia program was made available to Queensland schools from the start of the second semester this year. The federally-funded program, which is also available in Victoria, New South Wales, the Australian Capital Territory and Tasmania , is not compulsory, with principals able to choose whether or not their school could benefit from it. Building on a Victorian model, SSCA, which has been approved by the federal education department as a resource, addresses homophobia and transphobia within schools and is designed to make the school environment "more inclusive for same-sex attracted, intersex and gender diverse young people". ACL's Que

Today I am launching a petition calling on the Palaszczuk government to stop the roll-out of the so-called “Safe Schools” program in Queensland . The federally funded “Safe Schools” program is billed as an anti-homophobia campaign, but really it is teaching gay sex and queer gender theory to kids. It’s even being rolled out in some primary schools . Let me be very clear, our schools should be safe for every student .  No one should have to suffer bullying and especially not at school. But “Safe Schools” goes way beyond an anti-bullying campaign. The program’s material could charitably be described as ‘explicit’.  It contains: · explicit discussions about gay and lesbian sex · encourages schools to put up posters depicting gay and lesbian relationships · encourages schools to allow students to cross-dress · suggests that schools set up unisex toilets And that’s just the start of it. The material is so explicit that yesterday the Queensland Parliament cen