Hon Sue Ellery questions the Minister for Education regarding an incident where Perth Modern School students were left unsupervised at Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport during a school tour. The Minister acknowledges the incident and states an investigation is underway.

AnsweredQoN 497Legislative Council
Asked
18 May 2016
Portfolio
Education

QuestionView source ↗

PERTH MODERN SCHOOL — STUDENT SUPERVISION
497. Hon SUE ELLERY to the Minister for Education:
(1) Is the
minister aware of a so far unresolved incident in which Perth Modern School
students on a school tour to the United States of America were left
unsupervised for around four hours at DallasQQQ ### QQQFort Worth International Airport in Texas?
(2) Does the
minister think this time frame is acceptable, given the incident happened
nearly one year ago?

AnswerView source ↗

I thank the honourable member for
some notice of the question.
(1) Yes. I am
advised that the department has completed its investigation and is considering
the matter to determine the most appropriate outcome.
(2) It is
important that matters are dealt with thoroughly and in the context of all the
other priority work being undertaken by the standards and integrity unit within
the Department of Education.

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