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Post by sw7777 on Oct 10, 2015 21:37:27 GMT -5
Another reason to get your kids out of public schools? www.msn.com/en-au/news/australia/most-radicalised-australian-teenagers-attended-public-schools/ar-AAfjv1R?ocid=mailsignout
Almost all of the school-aged jihadists and students who have been radicalised in Australia have come from state-run public schools and not religious schools.
As debate rages about the motive that drove the 15-year-old boy Farhad Jabar to commit an act of terror when he killed NSW Police employee Curtis Cheng earlier this month, it can be revealed that every publicly known teenager who has travelled overseas to fight in Iraq or Syria or is believed to have been radicalised, attended government-run high schools in New South Wales, Victoria and Queensland.
The revelation comes amid concerns that religious teaching and prayer groups in public schools are either not effective enough or have been manipulated by religious groups as a cover for proselytising activities.
Premier Mike Baird announced an audit of prayer sessions at public schools following allegations a year 12 student at Epping Boys High was trying to influence students into adopting his extremist views in the school yard. He has also previously urged public school principals to call a dedicated hotline if they suspect extremist behaviour.
Concerns had also been raised last year about lunchtime religious sessions run by students at another school – East Hills Boys High – after one of the students involved ran away in an apparent attempt to join Islamic State.More at link above.
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