❓ Hon Helen Hodgson questions the Education Minister about schools rewarding attendance with fast food vouchers. The Minister acknowledges the practice, supports rewards in general, and confirms the vouchers are permissible under the School Education Act 1999.
AnsweredQoN 406Legislative Council
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(1) Is the minister aware of programs being operated in some government schools in Western Australia that reward children for school attendance with vouchers for fast food, such as hamburgers? (2) Does the minister support programs that reward students with fast food vouchers? (3) Will the use of the vouchers be permissible under the provisions of the School Education Act 1999 and the accompanying regulations with regard to advertising in government schools? Hon BARRY HOUSE
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I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) Yes. (2) The provision of encouragement or rewards for children to attend school is sometimes warranted. Schools use a range of strategies and reward programs. (3) The School Education Act 1999 and regulations will not preclude the use of rewards such as vouchers.
(2) Does the minister support programs that reward students with fast food vouchers? (3) Will the use of the vouchers be permissible under the provisions of the School Education Act 1999 and the accompanying regulations with regard to advertising in government schools? Hon BARRY HOUSE replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) Yes. (2) The provision of encouragement or rewards for children to attend school is sometimes warranted. Schools use a range of strategies and reward programs. (3) The School Education Act 1999 and regulations will not preclude the use of rewards such as vouchers.
(3) Will the use of the vouchers be permissible under the provisions of the School Education Act 1999 and the accompanying regulations with regard to advertising in government schools? Hon BARRY HOUSE replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) Yes. (2) The provision of encouragement or rewards for children to attend school is sometimes warranted. Schools use a range of strategies and reward programs. (3) The School Education Act 1999 and regulations will not preclude the use of rewards such as vouchers.
Hon BARRY HOUSE replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) Yes. (2) The provision of encouragement or rewards for children to attend school is sometimes warranted. Schools use a range of strategies and reward programs. (3) The School Education Act 1999 and regulations will not preclude the use of rewards such as vouchers.
I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) Yes. (2) The provision of encouragement or rewards for children to attend school is sometimes warranted. Schools use a range of strategies and reward programs. (3) The School Education Act 1999 and regulations will not preclude the use of rewards such as vouchers.
(1) Yes. (2) The provision of encouragement or rewards for children to attend school is sometimes warranted. Schools use a range of strategies and reward programs. (3) The School Education Act 1999 and regulations will not preclude the use of rewards such as vouchers.
(2) The provision of encouragement or rewards for children to attend school is sometimes warranted. Schools use a range of strategies and reward programs. (3) The School Education Act 1999 and regulations will not preclude the use of rewards such as vouchers.
(3) The School Education Act 1999 and regulations will not preclude the use of rewards such as vouchers.
(2) Does the minister support programs that reward students with fast food vouchers? (3) Will the use of the vouchers be permissible under the provisions of the School Education Act 1999 and the accompanying regulations with regard to advertising in government schools? Hon BARRY HOUSE replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) Yes. (2) The provision of encouragement or rewards for children to attend school is sometimes warranted. Schools use a range of strategies and reward programs. (3) The School Education Act 1999 and regulations will not preclude the use of rewards such as vouchers.
(3) Will the use of the vouchers be permissible under the provisions of the School Education Act 1999 and the accompanying regulations with regard to advertising in government schools? Hon BARRY HOUSE replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) Yes. (2) The provision of encouragement or rewards for children to attend school is sometimes warranted. Schools use a range of strategies and reward programs. (3) The School Education Act 1999 and regulations will not preclude the use of rewards such as vouchers.
Hon BARRY HOUSE replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) Yes. (2) The provision of encouragement or rewards for children to attend school is sometimes warranted. Schools use a range of strategies and reward programs. (3) The School Education Act 1999 and regulations will not preclude the use of rewards such as vouchers.
I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) Yes. (2) The provision of encouragement or rewards for children to attend school is sometimes warranted. Schools use a range of strategies and reward programs. (3) The School Education Act 1999 and regulations will not preclude the use of rewards such as vouchers.
(1) Yes. (2) The provision of encouragement or rewards for children to attend school is sometimes warranted. Schools use a range of strategies and reward programs. (3) The School Education Act 1999 and regulations will not preclude the use of rewards such as vouchers.
(2) The provision of encouragement or rewards for children to attend school is sometimes warranted. Schools use a range of strategies and reward programs. (3) The School Education Act 1999 and regulations will not preclude the use of rewards such as vouchers.
(3) The School Education Act 1999 and regulations will not preclude the use of rewards such as vouchers.
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