❓ Hon Dr Brad Pettitt questions the Department of Education regarding complaints and investigations into the use of restraint practices against children in WA primary schools. The Department states that this data is not collected at a system level.
AnsweredQoN 2127Legislative Council
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I refer to the use of
restraint practices against children in Western
Australian primary schools from the period of January 2020 to June 2024, and I ask: (a) how many complaints has the Department of Education received to date, from parents regarding the potential use of restraint practices against their children in Western Australian primary schools during the relevant period; (b) will a breakdown of the nature of the complaints at (a) please be provided, including the type of restraint, how long the
child was restrained for, how many staff were involved, and whether the child’s
family were debriefed about the incident; (c) how many of the complaints at (a) are currently under investigation by the Department; (d) how many families of children subjected to these restraining practices during the period have settled their cases financially with the State Government; and (e) will the Department's processes for investigating complaints regarding the potential use of restraint practices against a disabled child please be provided?
restraint practices against children in Western
Australian primary schools from the period of January 2020 to June 2024, and I ask: (a) how many complaints has the Department of Education received to date, from parents regarding the potential use of restraint practices against their children in Western Australian primary schools during the relevant period; (b) will a breakdown of the nature of the complaints at (a) please be provided, including the type of restraint, how long the
child was restrained for, how many staff were involved, and whether the child’s
family were debriefed about the incident; (c) how many of the complaints at (a) are currently under investigation by the Department; (d) how many families of children subjected to these restraining practices during the period have settled their cases financially with the State Government; and (e) will the Department's processes for investigating complaints regarding the potential use of restraint practices against a disabled child please be provided?
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Answered
23 October 2024
Responded by
Leader of the House representing the Minister for Education
Response time
13 days
a) Complaints regarding the use of restraint practices are not collected at a system level.
b) This information is not collected at a system level. Schools maintain local records.
c) See answer to a)
d) There have been no cases brought to the Department of Education regarding use of restraints in this period.
e) Yes (see tabled paper # and #).
b) This information is not collected at a system level. Schools maintain local records.
c) See answer to a)
d) There have been no cases brought to the Department of Education regarding use of restraints in this period.
e) Yes (see tabled paper # and #).
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