❓ A WA parliamentary question probes the confidentiality surrounding consultations on the future of primary schools in the Lynwood-Ferndale area. The Minister confirms confidentiality requests but denies any formal reprimands.
AnsweredQoN 837Legislative Council
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I refer to the Department of Education and Training’s consultation about the future of primary schools in the Lynwood-Ferndale area. (1) Is it true that all participants in consultative meetings, including the people participating as representatives of existing school communities, were directed to treat all discussions as strictly confidential? (2) Which people involved in the consultation process gave the direction to treat all discussions as strictly confidential? (3) Were participants later reprimanded because of a breach of the confidentiality direction; and, if so, by whom? (4) Was the direction for confidentiality and/or the reprimand given in writing; and, if so, will the minister table a copy of that direction and/or reprimand? Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH
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I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) Yes. (2) The district director, Ross Albones, and the manager of local area education planning, Carol Scott, both made the request for confidentiality. (3) Participants were not reprimanded. The district director expressed disappointment that the Ferndale P&C had called a public meeting to discuss proposed options. This caused anxiety in the community, which may have impacted on the community consultation process. (4) The request for confidentiality was made verbally.
(1) Is it true that all participants in consultative meetings, including the people participating as representatives of existing school communities, were directed to treat all discussions as strictly confidential? (2) Which people involved in the consultation process gave the direction to treat all discussions as strictly confidential? (3) Were participants later reprimanded because of a breach of the confidentiality direction; and, if so, by whom? (4) Was the direction for confidentiality and/or the reprimand given in writing; and, if so, will the minister table a copy of that direction and/or reprimand? Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) Yes. (2) The district director, Ross Albones, and the manager of local area education planning, Carol Scott, both made the request for confidentiality. (3) Participants were not reprimanded. The district director expressed disappointment that the Ferndale P&C had called a public meeting to discuss proposed options. This caused anxiety in the community, which may have impacted on the community consultation process. (4) The request for confidentiality was made verbally.
(2) Which people involved in the consultation process gave the direction to treat all discussions as strictly confidential? (3) Were participants later reprimanded because of a breach of the confidentiality direction; and, if so, by whom? (4) Was the direction for confidentiality and/or the reprimand given in writing; and, if so, will the minister table a copy of that direction and/or reprimand? Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) Yes. (2) The district director, Ross Albones, and the manager of local area education planning, Carol Scott, both made the request for confidentiality. (3) Participants were not reprimanded. The district director expressed disappointment that the Ferndale P&C had called a public meeting to discuss proposed options. This caused anxiety in the community, which may have impacted on the community consultation process. (4) The request for confidentiality was made verbally.
(3) Were participants later reprimanded because of a breach of the confidentiality direction; and, if so, by whom? (4) Was the direction for confidentiality and/or the reprimand given in writing; and, if so, will the minister table a copy of that direction and/or reprimand? Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) Yes. (2) The district director, Ross Albones, and the manager of local area education planning, Carol Scott, both made the request for confidentiality. (3) Participants were not reprimanded. The district director expressed disappointment that the Ferndale P&C had called a public meeting to discuss proposed options. This caused anxiety in the community, which may have impacted on the community consultation process. (4) The request for confidentiality was made verbally.
(4) Was the direction for confidentiality and/or the reprimand given in writing; and, if so, will the minister table a copy of that direction and/or reprimand? Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) Yes. (2) The district director, Ross Albones, and the manager of local area education planning, Carol Scott, both made the request for confidentiality. (3) Participants were not reprimanded. The district director expressed disappointment that the Ferndale P&C had called a public meeting to discuss proposed options. This caused anxiety in the community, which may have impacted on the community consultation process. (4) The request for confidentiality was made verbally.
Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) Yes. (2) The district director, Ross Albones, and the manager of local area education planning, Carol Scott, both made the request for confidentiality. (3) Participants were not reprimanded. The district director expressed disappointment that the Ferndale P&C had called a public meeting to discuss proposed options. This caused anxiety in the community, which may have impacted on the community consultation process. (4) The request for confidentiality was made verbally.
I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) Yes. (2) The district director, Ross Albones, and the manager of local area education planning, Carol Scott, both made the request for confidentiality. (3) Participants were not reprimanded. The district director expressed disappointment that the Ferndale P&C had called a public meeting to discuss proposed options. This caused anxiety in the community, which may have impacted on the community consultation process. (4) The request for confidentiality was made verbally.
(1) Yes. (2) The district director, Ross Albones, and the manager of local area education planning, Carol Scott, both made the request for confidentiality. (3) Participants were not reprimanded. The district director expressed disappointment that the Ferndale P&C had called a public meeting to discuss proposed options. This caused anxiety in the community, which may have impacted on the community consultation process. (4) The request for confidentiality was made verbally.
(2) The district director, Ross Albones, and the manager of local area education planning, Carol Scott, both made the request for confidentiality. (3) Participants were not reprimanded. The district director expressed disappointment that the Ferndale P&C had called a public meeting to discuss proposed options. This caused anxiety in the community, which may have impacted on the community consultation process. (4) The request for confidentiality was made verbally.
(3) Participants were not reprimanded. The district director expressed disappointment that the Ferndale P&C had called a public meeting to discuss proposed options. This caused anxiety in the community, which may have impacted on the community consultation process. (4) The request for confidentiality was made verbally.
(4) The request for confidentiality was made verbally.
(1) Is it true that all participants in consultative meetings, including the people participating as representatives of existing school communities, were directed to treat all discussions as strictly confidential? (2) Which people involved in the consultation process gave the direction to treat all discussions as strictly confidential? (3) Were participants later reprimanded because of a breach of the confidentiality direction; and, if so, by whom? (4) Was the direction for confidentiality and/or the reprimand given in writing; and, if so, will the minister table a copy of that direction and/or reprimand? Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) Yes. (2) The district director, Ross Albones, and the manager of local area education planning, Carol Scott, both made the request for confidentiality. (3) Participants were not reprimanded. The district director expressed disappointment that the Ferndale P&C had called a public meeting to discuss proposed options. This caused anxiety in the community, which may have impacted on the community consultation process. (4) The request for confidentiality was made verbally.
(2) Which people involved in the consultation process gave the direction to treat all discussions as strictly confidential? (3) Were participants later reprimanded because of a breach of the confidentiality direction; and, if so, by whom? (4) Was the direction for confidentiality and/or the reprimand given in writing; and, if so, will the minister table a copy of that direction and/or reprimand? Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) Yes. (2) The district director, Ross Albones, and the manager of local area education planning, Carol Scott, both made the request for confidentiality. (3) Participants were not reprimanded. The district director expressed disappointment that the Ferndale P&C had called a public meeting to discuss proposed options. This caused anxiety in the community, which may have impacted on the community consultation process. (4) The request for confidentiality was made verbally.
(3) Were participants later reprimanded because of a breach of the confidentiality direction; and, if so, by whom? (4) Was the direction for confidentiality and/or the reprimand given in writing; and, if so, will the minister table a copy of that direction and/or reprimand? Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) Yes. (2) The district director, Ross Albones, and the manager of local area education planning, Carol Scott, both made the request for confidentiality. (3) Participants were not reprimanded. The district director expressed disappointment that the Ferndale P&C had called a public meeting to discuss proposed options. This caused anxiety in the community, which may have impacted on the community consultation process. (4) The request for confidentiality was made verbally.
(4) Was the direction for confidentiality and/or the reprimand given in writing; and, if so, will the minister table a copy of that direction and/or reprimand? Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) Yes. (2) The district director, Ross Albones, and the manager of local area education planning, Carol Scott, both made the request for confidentiality. (3) Participants were not reprimanded. The district director expressed disappointment that the Ferndale P&C had called a public meeting to discuss proposed options. This caused anxiety in the community, which may have impacted on the community consultation process. (4) The request for confidentiality was made verbally.
Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) Yes. (2) The district director, Ross Albones, and the manager of local area education planning, Carol Scott, both made the request for confidentiality. (3) Participants were not reprimanded. The district director expressed disappointment that the Ferndale P&C had called a public meeting to discuss proposed options. This caused anxiety in the community, which may have impacted on the community consultation process. (4) The request for confidentiality was made verbally.
I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) Yes. (2) The district director, Ross Albones, and the manager of local area education planning, Carol Scott, both made the request for confidentiality. (3) Participants were not reprimanded. The district director expressed disappointment that the Ferndale P&C had called a public meeting to discuss proposed options. This caused anxiety in the community, which may have impacted on the community consultation process. (4) The request for confidentiality was made verbally.
(1) Yes. (2) The district director, Ross Albones, and the manager of local area education planning, Carol Scott, both made the request for confidentiality. (3) Participants were not reprimanded. The district director expressed disappointment that the Ferndale P&C had called a public meeting to discuss proposed options. This caused anxiety in the community, which may have impacted on the community consultation process. (4) The request for confidentiality was made verbally.
(2) The district director, Ross Albones, and the manager of local area education planning, Carol Scott, both made the request for confidentiality. (3) Participants were not reprimanded. The district director expressed disappointment that the Ferndale P&C had called a public meeting to discuss proposed options. This caused anxiety in the community, which may have impacted on the community consultation process. (4) The request for confidentiality was made verbally.
(3) Participants were not reprimanded. The district director expressed disappointment that the Ferndale P&C had called a public meeting to discuss proposed options. This caused anxiety in the community, which may have impacted on the community consultation process. (4) The request for confidentiality was made verbally.
(4) The request for confidentiality was made verbally.
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