'When all you've got is a grubby well-thumbed notebook full of noxious and offensive epithets, containing no insightful analysis or cogent critique...what do you have?'

and all you have Poirot numerous words with no substance which try and disguise the support of a perverted agenda. you should try out for the abc. Pathetic!

I* agree Rehctub, the objective of many is to tilt a student towards
what they think may perhaps be their true sexual inclination.

Doesn't it make more sense to tilt them towards their DNA's definition ?

It seems that we are seeing a recruitment campaign for homosexuals
in disguise as an anti bullying campaign.
That seems to be the sub title of all this carryon.

When I was in primary & secondary school all this nonsense never came
up and bullying was minimal and was sorted out by the teachers.
Actually I can only remember one case of bullying and it was pretty
mild anyway and was short circuited by the teacher by pointing out
how clever his project was.

Dear Phanto,

I'm glad to hear that you know how to Google.
Therefore you should have been able to Google
the Safe Schools Program for yourself and
learned what the program was all about.

This program was developed in response to
requests from Australian teachers and principals
looking for advice and resources to better support
the diversity and well being of their students and
create safe learning environments.

As one politician commented - "Life is already difficult
enough for young people. They shouldn't have to put up
with the added stress of bullying and intimidation in
the school yard."

This is a program about doing that.
Of course I support it. I would have thought that this
should be crystal clear from this discussion and the
links I provided.

Foxy:
Ok, so you support the program as outlined on the web site. Maybe now you can answer the questions I originally asked but you did not answer and nor does the website.

Why do you support a program that discriminates against all the other kids who are bullied for other reasons? Do you support discrimination as a policy? Why should kids with sexual issues have a special program? Why is there no program, for example, for kids who are bullied for eating disorders?

How do we know that these kids are not being bullied for reasons other than their sexuality? How can you tell for sure? If you cannot tell for sure then why does this program presume that you can? Why do you support a program that is based on just a presumption that you can?

Why do you support a program that links suicide with bullying on the basis of sexuality? Are you saying that some kids with sexual issues get bullied at school and some of these commit suicide so therefore it must be the bullying that causes the suicide? Could there be no other reason for the suicide? Other kids who do not have sexual issues commit suicide so is it not possible that kids with sexual issues commit suicide for the same reasons as kids who do not have sexual issues?

Dear Phanto,

Could you please provide some evidence to your
claims about what you say the program provides.
I don't find your claims to be true.

There's a great deal of misinformation being
spread around about the program.

The program provides schools with practical
ideas to make schools safe for all -
students, families, and teachers as well.
That is why I support it. It is inclusive.
But then you would know those facts if you
had Googled the web and actually accessed
the links I gave.

“Could you please provide some evidence to your
claims about what you say the program provides.
I don't find your claims to be true.”

No because it is not necessary. Anyone who has watched the news in the last week knows that there is a special part of the program which focuses on kids with sexual issues. I am not going to pander to your elusiveness. Why did you introduce this as a topic if it has not been part of the news recently? Did you just pluck it out of a hat?

“There's a great deal of misinformation being
spread around about the program.”

I am not talking about mis-information, I am asking you questions about the information. Do you deny that there is a special part of the program devoted to kids with sexual issues?

“The program provides schools with practical
ideas to make schools safe for all -
students, families, and teachers as well.
That is why I support it. It is inclusive.
But then you would know those facts if you
had Googled the web and actually accessed
the links I gave.”

You are just telling me what I already know. I don’t need to access any links. If it is inclusive then why is there a need for a special program for kids with sexual issues?