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In July 2016, members of Sydney's Chinese community lodged a petition containing more than 17,000 signatures, against the Safe Schools program.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-08-23/safe-schools-mp-lodges-petition-against-program-signed-by-17000/7777030 |title=Safe Schools: Australian Chinese community petition against anti-bullying program lodged in NSW |author=Kozaki, Danuta|date=24 August 2016|work=[[ABC News (Australia)|ABC News]]|accessdate=31 August 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2016/aug/23/safe-school-program-thousands-nsw-sign-petition-against |title=Safe Schools program: thousands in NSW sign petition calling for it to be scrapped |date=23 August 2016|work=[[The Guardian]]|accessdate=31 August 2016}}</ref> The chairman of the Confederation of Indian Australian Associations has said, "It should not be given that platform in the school lessons, the majority of Indians feel … school is not an appropriate place to bring this subject up."<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.theaustralian.com.au/national-affairs/education/indians-join-chinese-concerned-about-safe-schools-rollout/news-story/c6b7263ba070ede2ea78416c957b5207 |title=Indians join Chinese concerned about Safe Schools rollout |author=Akerman, Pia|date=25 August 2016|work=[[The Australian]]|accessdate=31 August 2016}}</ref>
In July 2016, members of Sydney's Chinese community lodged a petition containing more than 17,000 signatures, against the Safe Schools program.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-08-23/safe-schools-mp-lodges-petition-against-program-signed-by-17000/7777030 |title=Safe Schools: Australian Chinese community petition against anti-bullying program lodged in NSW |author=Kozaki, Danuta|date=24 August 2016|work=[[ABC News (Australia)|ABC News]]|accessdate=31 August 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2016/aug/23/safe-school-program-thousands-nsw-sign-petition-against |title=Safe Schools program: thousands in NSW sign petition calling for it to be scrapped |date=23 August 2016|work=[[The Guardian]]|accessdate=31 August 2016}}</ref> The chairman of the Confederation of Indian Australian Associations has said, "It should not be given that platform in the school lessons, the majority of Indians feel … school is not an appropriate place to bring this subject up."<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.theaustralian.com.au/national-affairs/education/indians-join-chinese-concerned-about-safe-schools-rollout/news-story/c6b7263ba070ede2ea78416c957b5207 |title=Indians join Chinese concerned about Safe Schools rollout |author=Akerman, Pia|date=25 August 2016|work=[[The Australian]]|accessdate=31 August 2016}}</ref>

In September 2016, the Safe Schools Coalition program was reviewed by family law and child-protection expert, Professor Patrick Parkinson from the [[Sydney Law School]], [[University of Sydney]].<ref name="parkinson1">{{cite news|url=http://www.theaustralian.com.au/national-affairs/education/gender-theory-a-matter-offaith-says-family-law-expert/news-story/817cd44416aceb437d98de9655bc4e3e |title=Gender theory a matter of faith’, says family law expert |author=Urban, Rebecca|date=19 September 2016|work=[[The Australian]]|accessdate=20 September 2016}}</ref> His report entitled, ''The Controversy over the Safe Schools Program – Finding the Sensible Centre''<ref name = "parkinson report">{{cite web|url=http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=2839084 |title=The Controversy over the Safe Schools Program – Finding the Sensible Centre |author=Parkinson, Patrick|date=15 September 2016|work=[[Sydney Law School]], [[University of Sydney]]|accessdate=20 September 2016}}</ref> raised a number of concerns.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.mercatornet.com/conjugality/view/the-new-religion-of-transgenderism/18684 |title=The new religion of transgenderism in Australian schools |author=Cook, Michael|date=19 September 2016|work=Mercatornet|accessdate=20 September 2016}}</ref> The report concluded, "It is important to have programs in schools that offer support for same-sex attracted youth, or those experiencing confusion about their gender identity, particularly those who do not have support at home. However, this particular program has some serious flaws"<ref name = "parkinson report"/>


==State and Territory Government positions==
==State and Territory Government positions==

Revision as of 02:39, 20 September 2016

Safe Schools Coalition Australia
AbbreviationSSCA[1]
Formation21 October 2010
Founded atVictoria
TypeNGO
Legal statuscharity[citation needed]
PurposeThe safety and wellbeing of the LGBTIQ school community
HeadquartersMelbourne
Region served
Australia
Membership (2016)
545
National Program Director
Sally Richardson[2]
Main organ
National Steering Committee
Websitesafeschoolscoalition.org.au

The Safe Schools Coalition Australia is a group of organisations in Australia focused on LGBTIQ people in schools. Its mission is to create safe and inclusive schools for students, families and staff who are in these groups.[3] The coalition is managed by The Foundation for Young Australians[4] and funded by the Australian and various state governments.[3]

The primary activity of the Safe Schools Coalition is the Safe Schools Program that was developed to give support to teachers and schools who had been seeking assistance in the creation of a more inclusive environment for LGBTIQ students and their families.[5] The program began in Victorian schools in 2010 and expanded nation-wide in 2013. The Safe Schools Program was the first of its kind in Australia. Schools are encouraged to customise the implementation of resources which are provided.[5][1]

The Safe Schools Coalition initially received bipartisan support from government. There is opposition to the program stemming from homophobia and relating to sexuality and gender concepts being taught in schools.[6] In response an independent review was conducted in 2016. While some changes have been made the since the review's findings were published, it recommended no major changes to the program and found that it was consistent with the national curriculum.[7] The report recommended an increase in the availability of guidance on the use of included material. Other changes recommended and subsequently implemented include making the program only available to high schools, removing role playing activities and the requirement for parental consent before participation.[7] During 2016, the number of schools taking up the program has increased. However some reservations remain in relation to this program.[8]

Membership

The members of the Safe Schools Coalition Australia are The Foundation for Young Australians based in Victoria, Family Planning NSW, the Western Australian AIDS Council, the Sexual Health and Family Planning ACT, SHine SA - Sexual Health Information Networking & Education in South Australia, True Relationships & Reproductive Health, Queensland and Working it out in Tasmania.[3]

Schools are encouraged to join the coalition as members. The coalition began with 11 founding schools, including Methodist Ladies' College, Bellarine Secondary College, MacRobertson Girls’ High School, Hallam Secondary and Princes Hill Secondary College.[9] St Joseph's College in Melbourne is a Catholic school taking part in the program.[10][11]

Safe Schools Program

Date Member schools
October 2010 11
July 2015 360[12]
February 2016 490
September 2016 545

The first community-based LGBTIQ youth groups in the fields of social services were established in the USA in the late 1970s. In the 1980s and 1990s a sexual risk discourse dominated LGBTIQ issues in education policy in Victoria.[13] Addressing school bullying with practical steps is a worldwide trend. The Safe Schools Coalition Australia provides resources such as this program as part of The National Safe Schools Framework which deals with the wider causes of bullying.[14]

This voluntary program, developed by the Safe Schools Coalition, commenced in Victoria on 21 October 2010,[15] and received national funding of $8 million in 2013.[16] Federal funding for the program was sought by openly-gay Senator Penny Wong, the (ALP) Finance Minister in 2013. It was formally launched in June 2014 by the (Liberal) Abbott Government.[17] The program is focused on "challenging the bullying and discrimination of the LGBTIQ community within the school setting".[18]

The program expanded nationally because of its success.[19] Content was created by a number of experts in the field. Melbourne High School teacher Christopher Bush helped produce and write content.[20] The program runs in every state of Australia and the Australian Capital Territory,[3] and is planned to commence in the Northern Territory. As of mid February 2016, 490 schools were members of the program, and 86 organisations were supporters of the coalition.[3] According to the official website as of September 2016, 545 schools are members, up from the February 2016 figure when a campaign against the program commenced.[citation needed] In NSW there were originally 120 schools registered, however the education department determined that 89 of those schools had never accessed resources and had no intention to do so in the immediate future.[8]

The Safe Schools Program contains a range of materials from which principals and teachers may choose to include, allowing educators to decide what is appropriate for their schools.[21] Some schools present no classroom material to students.[22] There are four official guides, three official posters and eight lesson plans. Videos are available to accompany the lessons. In 2015, a teaching manual called All Of Us[23] was launched, following approval by the federal Education Department.[16] Authors of the manual include Margot Fink, a finalist for Young Australian of the Year in 2016. The guide includes information on teaching gender diversity, sexual diversity and intersex topics. Resource content includes a video of same sex attracted and gender diverse youth, as well as intersex film-maker Phoebe Hart.[23]

The material challenges notions of heteronormativity and promotes acceptance of LGBTIQ people.[11] The goal is to achieve an understanding and tolerance of LGBTIQ individuals through education. Students are given the opportunity to challenge LGBT stereotypess.[24] Another aim is to reduce the incidence of depression, suicide and self-harm.[citation needed] Representatives from Safe Schools are available to meet with parents, students and teachers upon request.[citation needed]

Some school principals reported a decrease in same-sex attracted and gender diverse students being bullied.[25] Testimony from students has explained how the program improves the learning environment.[9] There are reports that the introduction of the program has reduced the prevalence of homophobic and transphobic language at schools.[24] In some instances the mere knowledge that a school is part of the coalition has increased the level of safety felt by LGBTIQ students.[9]

Some parents of students who took part in the program have expressed dislike for changes to school policy in regards to bathroom use.[25] Others have expressed concern that they did not know that this "ideology" is being "imposed" on their children.[26] The Safe Schools Coalition actively encourages people to report any inappropriate content.[27]

Research

In describing the aims of the program, the Safe Schools Coalition Australia reports that "75% of same sex attracted young people experience some form of homophobic abuse or bullying... A staggering 80% of young people experienced abuse and bullying while at school",[23] more than anywhere else.[28] The All Of Us resource[23] cites research on same sex attracted and gender diverse youth documented in the report, Writing Themselves in 3, prepared by the La Trobe University's, Australian Research Centre in Sex, Health and Society.[28] Research on intersex Australians published in 2016 shows that, while 2% of Australians fail to complete secondary school, 18% of Australians born with intersex variations fail to do so due to issues around bullying, discrimination and pubertal medical interventions.[29][30]

Research on student performance comparing those within to those without the program indicated gender diverse and same-sex-attracted young people did better with Safe Schools.[19] Long-term studies on the program's effectiveness have not been undertaken because it is relatively new.[citation needed]

Issues

The program has been supported by the majority of state governments, as well as psychologists, gay-support groups and other non-governmental and religious organisations.[15][31] The program is supported by beyondblue, headspace and the Australian Secondary Principals Association.[32]

Advocates for the program point to high levels of homophobic abuse, including in school settings, and high levels of school leaving.[33] Australian LGBTIQ rights activist and academic Rodney Croome welcomed a review as a way of ensuring its funding delivered the outcomes it sought.[34] A NSW Labor politican has said that opposition is primarily due to "homophobia" and "transphobia".[35] A petition presented by Australian Greens Senator Robert Simms to Parliament in March 2016 contained 70,000 signatures in support of the organisation.[36]

However, the program is opposed by some religious groups, particularly the Christian right, with the program said to be "gagged" on same-sex marriage while the Safe Schools Coalition said there had been "no change to media protocols".[18] Former National Party senator Bill O'Chee criticised the program in July 2015.[12] Former Labor senator Joe Bullock has also criticised Safe Schools.[37]

Various aspects of the program have been criticised by The Australian newspaper.[16][38][39][40][41] In July 2015, the Australian Christian Lobby lodged a petition with the Queensland parliament complaining about the Safe Schools program.[35] On 14 February 2016 the education minister, Simon Birmingham, described the lessons prepared by the coalition as having "reasonable objectives". Birmingham stated that controversy over the program was "very unhelpful because the debate that seems to be occurring in the public space is one of whether or not we should be teaching inclusiveness and tolerance in our schools".[42] Some of the negative commentary surrounding the program has been attributed to the belief that young people who are exposed to LGBTIQ issues might then change their sexuality.[11] There is no evidence that sex education can make a student turn gay. The current federal governments policy is to not fund the program beyond 2017.[43] Resources will still be available for schools to use beyond that date. Labor's policy is to expand the Safe Schools Coalition.[9]

Government backbench reactions

External media
Images
image icon Change is coming poster
image icon Classroom poster
Video
video icon Cory Bernardi Speech to the Senate
video icon George Christensen Speech to the House of Representatives

In February 2016, under privilege of Parliament, George Christensen claimed the program exposed inappropriate sexual material to students.[44] Exposing children to pornographic content is a crime in Australia. Christensen also likened the program to a "pedophile grooming a victim",[45][46] and said the program was attempting to run "queer gender theory" and "marxist ideology" into schools that should be limited to universities.[47] The Safe Schools Coalition dismissed those claims in their entirety.[48]

Review

The program was reviewed by the Turnbull Liberal/National Coalition Government after Coalition backbenchers, George Christensen and Cory Bernardi, raised concerns over what they claimed was the "sexualised" nature of the program. The review was conducted by University of Western Australia’s Professor Bill Louden.[43] The process included interviews with a range of individuals and groups associated with the program.[43]

On 11 March 2016 the Review of Appropriateness and Efficacy of the Safe Schools Coalition Australia Program Resources was published.[1] The review revealed that opponents to the program had made statements that grossly misrepresented and exaggerated the nature of the program. Coalition MPs who support Safe School such as Warren Entsch said the concerns were being pushed by external lobby groups. Labor leader Bill Shorten labelled the Christensen group "ideologues ... trying to impose a 1950s view of the world".[7][49][47]

"All of the official resources are consistent with the intent and objectives of the program, in that they focus on one or both of the SSCA’s two overall aims, reducing homophobic and transphobic behaviour and intersex prejudice, and increasing support for same sex attracted, intersex and gender diverse students."

William Louden, Review of Appropriateness and Efficacy of the Safe Schools Coalition Australia Program Resources[1]

Subsequent changes

A review was announced on 26 February 2016, after forty-three Coalition backbenchers including former leader Tony Abbott had signed a petition calling for the program's closure.[7][50][51][1] The review did not find that any of the material was inappropriate. It found that the content in guideline documents was consistent with the aims of the program and that the language and content was suitable.[1] All lesson plans were found to be consistent with the aims of the program as were all the posters. No harm was expected to come from primary schools students viewing the material, just that they may not comprehend some terms such as transphobia or homophobia.[1] The level of interaction between schools and parents was found to be appropriate.[1]

Education Minister Simon Birmingham outlined the federal governments action in response to the review in a media statement.[52] The Turnbull Liberal/National Coalition Government was quick to adopt changes to the program following the review. Some of the actions taken by the Turnbull Government were not recommended in the review.[53] The imposed limits included changes to some materials, limiting access to secondary schools as some material was not easily understood by younger students, and requiring parent opt-ins.[54] Federal President of the Australian Education Union Correna Haythorpe criticised the decision requiring parent body consent before a school could instigate the program saying that decision should be made by educators.[55]

In March 2016 following the review, the Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews took issue that students will now require parental permission to attend the Safe Schools program. He, "vowed to defend its place in every Victorian secondary school", while the NSW Premier Mike Baird disagreed saying, "parental engagement is a good thing."[56][57]

The Safe School Coalition has links to affiliate, third-party organisations[58] and have jointly produced resources.[59] Several of these resources, including Stand Out,[60] created in 2011 by the Safe Schools Coalition Victoria and Minus18[61] have been the subject of an independent review. The review found that, "The three resources created by young people, OMG I’m Queer,[62] OMG My Friend’s Queer[63] and Stand Out,[60] are not intended as classroom resources. They are not normally circulated to primary schools and in some states only circulated to secondary schools on request. They normally are available either in the school library or through the student support centre. They are suitable for use by individual secondary students but may not be suitable for use in some faith-based schools."[1]

Post review issues

In May 2016, Queenslander of the Year and transgender woman Cate McGregor, who "had been asked to be an Ambassador for the program and had initially agreed",[64] subsequently said that she does not agree that the Safe Schools program is the best way to support transgender children. McGregor said she objects to the program as she believes it is underpinned by a political ideology with which she does not agree, saying that the program, "teaches a derivative of queer theory, which I believe leads trans people into a blind alley".[64][65] McGregor was subsequently stood down as the patron of Kaleidoscope Australia for her opposition to the Safe Schools program. McGregor expressed her disappointment.[66][67]

Beyondblue provided almost $600,000 to La Trobe University to administer the Safe Schools program. However its chairman, Jeff Kennett, threatened to withdraw future funding and called for program co-founder and Marxist academic Roz Ward to resign because of her "extreme political views".[68]

In July 2016, members of Sydney's Chinese community lodged a petition containing more than 17,000 signatures, against the Safe Schools program.[69][70] The chairman of the Confederation of Indian Australian Associations has said, "It should not be given that platform in the school lessons, the majority of Indians feel … school is not an appropriate place to bring this subject up."[71]

State and Territory Government positions

Following the launch of a Safe Schools-based teaching resource, the NSW Education Minister Adrian Piccoli, ordered his department to immediately withdraw the material, stating "Safe Schools materials are only to be used strictly in accordance with the revised guidelines established by the federal government,"[72] with the Minister tasking Mark Scott, the Secretary of the NSW Education Department, to undertake a review of the program.[26]

On 15 May 2016 it was reported that the Victorian Government will spend about $1 million of its own funds to run the Safe Schools Program and will include those elements dropped by the Federal Government. They have subsequently added new links to optional resources from The Gayby Project[73] produced by the makers of the Australian documentary film Gayby Baby for students in grade five to year 10.[74][75] All state secondary schools in Victoria are to be members of the SSCA by 2018.[76]

In August 2016, the ACT Chief Minister, Andrew Barr committed $100,000 to the Safe Schools Program in the Territory.[77] The Australian newspaper reported that this would enable restrictions imposed on the national scheme to be circumvented.[78]

The program began in Queensland from the start of the second semester in 2015. Annastacia Palaszczuk pledged support for Safe Schools during the 2015 Queensland state election but as of March 2016 had not made any announcements.[53] South Australian Education Minister lamented the federal government's response to the successful program,[53] which was launched in that state on 13 June 2014.

In NSW, Queensland, South Australia and Western Australia students are not to participate in any class lessons involving Safe Schools Coalition materials without the consent of their parents.[8]

See also

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