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Australian governments should come together to develop a national anti-bullying strategy that engages children both inside and outside the classroom, Canada’s leading authority on bullying says.
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The State Government has cut its funding of South Australia’s Safe Schools Anti-bullying Initiative – two years before the contract end-date – with the program to officially cease in secondary schools on July 13.
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The head of South Australia’s peak housing authority has called on the State Government to introduce a domestic violence prevention program in schools, as new research shows a “lack of focus” on family violence prevention in SA.
The Liberal Party’s plan to scrap the Safe Schools anti-bullying program has earned praise from conservative groups this morning, but the party’s education spokesperson appears to be arguing the program doesn’t go far enough.
The State Government will jettison current Safe Schools lesson plans when federal funding runs out this year, opting to fund a new state-based program focused on teacher training.
South Australian Liberal Senator Cory Bernardi has slammed “lefty totalitarians” who trashed his Adelaide office and threatened staff over his opposition to the controversial Safe Schools program.
