DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION —
VIOLENCE POLICIES REVIEW
447. Hon DONNA FARAGHER to the Minister for Education and
Training:
I refer to the minister's
public comments that she has requested a review of school violence policies and
her statement on ABC online news, and I quote —
''I've asked the
Department to work with all of the stakeholders, including staff, to review all
of our existing policies about how we prevent and how we respond to violence,''
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(1) What are the terms of reference
for this review?
(2) When is the review expected to
be completed and will the results be made public?
(3) Who has the department already
consulted with as part of the review?
(4) In addition to those identified
in (3), who else will be consulted as part of the review?
Hon SUE
ELLERY replied:
I thank the honourable member for
some notice of the question.
(1) I have asked
the Department of Education to undertake this review to review existing
policies and procedures and potential further measures to assist schools to
prevent and respond to incidents of violence and aggression, and what policy
changes will be required to implement these measures.
(2) The
consultation for the review will be completed by July 2018 and changes
implemented as soon as practicable. I anticipate that all actions will be
completed by the end of the 2018 school year. Department of Education policies
relating to violence in schools are already public and will continue to be so,
regardless of any changes that emerge from the review.
(3) As minister, I have started, with the department,
consultation with the State School Teachers' Union of WA, the
Community and Public Sector Union–Civil Service Association of WA, the Western
Australia Council of State School Organisations Inc, the Principals'
Federation of Western Australia, the Western Australian Primary Principals
Association, the Western Australian Secondary School Executives Association and
United Voice.
(4) I am planning
to meet with the Western Australian District High School Administrators
Association, the Western Australian Education Support Principals and
Administrators Association, Catholic Education Western Australia and the
Association of Independent Schools of Western Australia.