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codanblad

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sorry the title's so stupid, couldn't think of anything more relevant/better.

my gf's formal is on in a few months, everyone is encouraged to bring boyfriends, but they've forbidden girls from bringing lesbian partners. this is a catholic all girls school, and going on what my gf's said there's about 10 girls who consider themselves lesbians, and a few of them consider themselves in serious relationships, and wish to bring partners.

is the school allowed to do this? this is in NSW by the way.
 
ok codanblad, tell your GF's friends to contact the anti descrimination tribunal for a ruling. It would breach the anti discrimination act unless they have a specific exception so its worth getting advice from them
 
under australian law discrimination of any kind is a criminal offence unless an exception is sort from the equal opotunity commission

this even goes for the armed forces who had to seek an exception for male only jobs
 
i dont know if this sort of case has ever come up before but to be honest our school didnt care who we brought as long as we paid wether we were dating them or not.

i do rember few different cases that have gone against schools but not on this issue, one which i belive was at an independent school was a boy who wanted to keep his hair long. the school supended him because it was a breach of the dress code. he took them to the antidiscrimination board and won because the code descriminated by sex
 
Looks like you are dodging the issue because i am fairly certain this is pretty universal policy. What about the school you went to, no homosexuals there?
 
umm, looks like i have to back down again
sadly it seems i am wrong on the state act


acording to this artical in the sydney morning herald schools in NSW are exempt from the anti discrimination act sadly.
as far as i know this would be illegal in all other juristictions and they arnt exempt from federal legislation so still try the last link i gave but as far as an apeal to the state legislation it seems that they cant unless they are in the state system

http://www.smh.com.au/news/national...ners-at-formals/2008/04/15/1208025146660.html

stupid NSW goverment, it would be interesting to see if this exemption would stand up in the high court but i doubt school children have the money to take it to that level sadly
 
Wouldnt surprise me if he would have protested two males slow dancing at his school dances. No, wouldnt surprise me at all. Especially with a bunch of friends around him.

Well either way i can see these policies due to safety issues.

To be fair, there are also many parents who would have problems with it. Just giving the viewpoint from a broader perspective.
 
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well as i dont know what school he went to i cant answer that but did you read the artical i posted?

"Kelvin Canavan, executive director of Catholic Schools in Sydney, said the issue had never been raised in the Sydney Catholic education system but was unwilling to comment on what his response would be if it emerged in the future.

"If it ever does come up I will answer the question then," he said.

Public schools in NSW must adhere to the Anti-Discrimination Act and have been directed that it is "unlawful to discriminate against or harass a person on the grounds of race, sex, marital status, disability, homosexuality or age".

A NSW Education Department spokesman said same-sex couples would be allowed at school balls or formals in the state system.

"Discrimination is not tolerated in public schools. The Department's policies require principals to act against such behaviour, including homophobia," he said.

"Further, depending on the circumstances, it is likely that to refuse entry to same-sex partners at a school-organised formal would breach anti-discrimination legislation."
"
 
hehehehhe good move:)

however the law isnt on there side if they arnt in public system unfortuantly. there is a specific exception in the law relating to independent schools in NSW which is very odd concidering that if a female TEACHER was to bring her female partner (or a male teacher with a male teacher) and they were refused entry THAT would be against the law because all work places are covered by the legislation
 
only in NSW james, in all other states as far as i know there is no execption and nor is there in the federal legislation
 
god you make me work


ANTI-DISCRIMINATION ACT 1991 - SECT 7
7 Discrimination on the basis of certain attributes prohibited
The Act prohibits discrimination on the basis of the following attributes--

(a) sex;
(b) relationship status;
(c) pregnancy;
(d) parental status;
(e) breastfeeding;
(f) age;
(g) race;
(h) impairment;
(i) religious belief or religious activity;
(j) political belief or activity;
(k) trade union activity;
(l) lawful sexual activity;
(m) gender identity;
(n) sexuality;
(o) family responsibilities;
(p) association with, or relation to, a person identified on the basis of any of the above attributes.
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ANTI-DISCRIMINATION ACT 1991 - SECT 39
39 Discrimination by educational authority in student area
An educational authority must not discriminate--

(a) in any variation of the terms of a student's enrolment; or
(b) by denying or limiting access to any benefit arising from the enrolment that is supplied by the authority; or
(c) by excluding a student; or
(d) by treating a student unfavourably in any way in connection with the student's training or instruction.
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ANTI-DISCRIMINATION ACT 1991 - SECT 41
41 Single sex, religion, etc. educational institution
An educational authority that operates, or proposes to operate, an educational institution wholly or mainly for students of a particular sex or religion, or who have a general or specific impairment may exclude--

(a) applicants who are not of the particular sex or religion; or
(b) applicants who do not have a general, or the specific, impairment.
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http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/legis/qld/consol_act/aa1991204/s7.html

no exception based on sexuality for independent schools in queensland
any other state acts you would like me to check while i have austlegal open?
 
I think that when you send your child to a private school, and pay for the privilege, you should make an effort to find out what the school's policies are and what its educational and other philosophies are.

If you decide to send your child to a Catholic school, then you should expect that Catholic values will apply. One of those is that homosexuality is a sin.

It is a bit silly to complain about church values when you've chosen to send your child to a church school.
 
james, the laws of the land superseed the laws of the church

not to mention the fact that because the parents belive one thing doenst mean that an adult (which most youths in year 12 are, they are 18 and legally adult) child belives the same.
 
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