A New South Wales parliamentary inquiry revealed extensive allegations of sexual, physical, spiritual, and financial abuse at the church-run institution. Former teachers and students testified to severe misconduct, including claims that children were forced to share beds with staff members and the principal walked naked in common areas. Committee chair Abigail Boyd highlighted that the school uses part of its $6 million in annual public funding to wage legal battles against critics. The committee has now referred the institution to police and child protection watchdogs while also raising concerns over tax practices and Centrelink fraud.
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The parliamentary committee recommended a ban on new student enrollments during the educa…: The parliamentary committee recommended a ban on new student enrollments during the education authority's probe.
Investigators urged NSW police and the children's guardian to examine allegations of abus…: Investigators urged NSW police and the children's guardian to examine allegations of abuse, tax misconduct, and Centrelink fraud.
The school previously defended its child safety record, citing an unblemished 45-year his…: The school previously defended its child safety record, citing an unblemished 45-year history of regulatory compliance.
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A probe into a private religious school accused of sexual, physical, psychological, spiritual and financial abuse has recommended it be barred from enrolling new students.
Former students and teachers of western Sydney’s Redeemer Baptist school told a NSW parliamentary inquiry about a string of disturbing allegations.
They included students being made to share beds with teachers and its principal once wandering naked through a common area.
In a report tabled in state parliament on Tuesday, a committee found the school - run by the Redeemer Baptist Church - breached basic child safeguarding standards.
Sexual assault allegations were not handled appropriately and the school put children at significant risk of harm, the committee found.
It also found staff at the school lacked essential workplace rights and failed to satisfy basic standards of good governance.
The committee recommended the school be prevented from enrolling new students while it was under investigation by the NSW education standards authority.
It also recommended the allegations raised in the inquiry be investigated by NSW police and the office of the children’s guardian.
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