Paul,

"How did your Shooters and Hooters do in the recent Queensland election. Shot themselves in the foot no doubt. "

The SF&Fs didn't contest the election, hope that's not a painful wound in your foot or was your aim so bad that you missed?

Dear Josephus,

The "Safe Schools" programs are not compulsory. It is
up to the Principals of each school to decide whether
his/her school wants to participate in these programs.
Not all schools have. So all parents have to do is
find out whether the school they want to send their
children to has the programs - or not - and then decide
where they will send their children.

It's that simple. Nobody is forcing anything onto anybody.
It is a parent's choice which school their child will attend.

Foxy,
If bullying is a problem in the School and it not compulsory, then the bullies opt out and the problem continues. What is the point of the program!

http://www.education.vic.gov.au/about/programs/health/Pages/safe-schools-coalition.aspx?Redirect=1

I have a friend whose son is autistic and the son of a Muslim solicitor harassed him and when my friend's son hit back he was dispelled from the school. When the Principal was challenged his son was reinstated and the bully boy was dismissed, the boys solicitor mother was going to take the Principal to Court, so my friend removed his son from the school to save his son. The claim that only LGBTQQS are the focus of Safe School bullying is an overstatement.

From my observation more girls are bullied at schools as boys seem to be able to cope with opposition and put down. I work with men and the offensive banter between them seems not to go beyond the occasion. Similarly with the bullying on this Forum.

Dear Paul,

When at school, I already suffered my above-average share of bullying.

Now are you suggesting that I didn't have enough and must see this "Father Joe", whoever he is, for more?

Let me then summarise what I wrote, for which I supposedly ought to be subjected to punishment by this Father Joe:

People, please think again before becoming parents, because if you bring children to this world, then they will suffer in school, both at the hands of bullies and at the hands of the state which runs the schools for the purpose of indoctrinating the children to perpetuate its authority.

I read a little article today whose author claimed that bullies never give up, but keep harassing until their victims give in. Surely the 'victim' can decide not to be a victim and prevail against the bully? There are any amount of bullies on this site who have not managed to silence posters they try to bully.

//It is evident Paul is ignorant of the real world as more girls are becoming pregnant today per head of population//

No they're not.

//While the stigma of teenage pregnancy was a factor//

It still is. The only people that have babies that young are bogans, and boganism is heavily stigmatised.

//Paul wishes to call me prudish when I raised on the dairy from the age of six was involved in line breeding of champion cattle for the agricultural shows. No prudish attitude toward sex.//

Well, not sex with cows at least. Seems like you're a big fan of 'animal husbandry'.

But you do seem to be rather prudish when it comes to a bit of bum fun. Or even just good old fashioned cunnilingus.

//It is not the place of teachers to be instructing children in how to engage in anal sex//

I agree. If people aren't bright enough to figure it out for themselves (because it's hardly quantum electrodynamics), then education is wasted on them because they're clearly too stupid to learn aught.

//or how to masturbate//

I agree even more. Nobody taught me how to conduct myself in the solo symphony. It's one of those things that everybody should be able to work out for themselves, at their own pace.

//or a girl really might be a boy in a girls body; or a boy might be a girl in a boys body//

Yeah, when I was at school, long before Safe Schools, I was often asked to imagine myself as a woman. Heck, my parents signed me up to extra-curricular classes where I was asked to imagine myself as a woman. They thought attending drama lessons might give me more confidence.