Posts tagged LGBTI Students

The Greens have tabled an amendment to the legislation to ensure that LGBTI teachers and staff at religious schools are also protected from discrimination.

The Australian Christian Lobby is encouraging school students to sign an open letter to Scott Morrison and Bill Shorten calling for religious exemptions to be preserved in the Sex Discrimination Act.

“Labor wants to see this bill passed before Parliament rises for the Christmas break – there is no reason why kids and their families should have to wait any longer for certainty.”

34 schools signed a letter from the Anglican Diocese of Sydney claiming there is “little evidence” LGBTI students or staff are being discriminated against in schools.

Current and former Anglican school students signed the open letter to 34 schools who are demanding their right to discriminate against LGBTI staff and students be upheld.

The draft bill makes provision for decisions made to protect “the religious susceptibilities of adherents of that religion or creed” and in instances where the school “had regard to the best interests of the student”.

“Our trans and gender diverse students just want to be able to attend school with their friends like every other student without fear and discrimination.”

“The idea that taxpayer funded religious schools should be able to expel a student who comes out is completely out of step with modern community expectations.”

67 per cent of young people also report hearing their families make negative comments about LGBTI people.

“They need to implement the Safe Schools program so this doesn’t happen again”