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Legislative Assembly for the ACT: 1996 Week 14 Hansard (12 December) . . Page.. 5091 ..
LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY QUESTION
QUESTION NUMBER 374
Government Schools - Anti-Racism Policy
12 December 1996:
(1) What programs are in place in schools to deal with racism.
(2) What policy does each school have.
(3) How are teachers asked to deal with racism in schools.
(4) How is it dealt with within the curriculum.
(5) How is multiculturalism dealt with and taught.
MR STEFANIAK - the answer to Ms McRae's question is:
(1) What programs are in place in schools to deal with racism.
Programs in schools include:
. student management policies now under the umbrella Safe Schools Policy Framework 1996 which addresses violence, bullying and all forms of harassment
. personal development programs in secondary schools include anti-bullying and harassment strategies and conflict resolution programs and playground mediators or peacekeepers programs are in place in a number of schools
. anger management and social skills development programs may also be given to students through school counsellors
. class programs, special needs teams and student representative councils provide mechanisms in schools for discussing racism and are proactive in encouraging non-violent behaviour.
(2) What policy does each school have.
The department has issued a new Anti-Racism Policy which will come into effect in
1997. Schools will be required to comply with this policy.
Schools develop their own student management policies, which may or may not
currently include explicit reference to racism, but which certainly address bullying
and harassing behaviours. Some schools have their own anti-racism policy. In 1997,
schools are being asked to address racism explicitly in their policies.
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