Safe Schools needs to change. If not, it must go Kate Jones!
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