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In reply to the discussion: Dad responds to permission slip for religious school event... hilarity ensues.... [View all]Arugula Latte
(50,566 posts)See the email where the dad tells the "School Chaplain" that he is required by law to go by the title "Christian Volunteer" (the religious guy clearly has resisted this title change).
On edit, this is on David Thorne's website:
While preaching is not allowed in Australian public schools, it is apparently fine to replace school counsellors with 'Christian Volunteers' such as Darryl. A few years ago, the government realised that they could hand over school counselling roles to a willing Christian church without having to pay for the privilege. Now almost half of Australian public schools have a Christian volunteer as a full time member of the school community with parents having no direct control of how much their children are exposed to. Although usually an advocate of people being entitled to their opinions, sexual preferences and beliefs, I seem to have developed some form of mental glitch that makes me want to punch Daryl's fat head.