❓ Hon Peter Foss questions the Minister for Education and Training regarding the alleged denial of school ball access due to unpaid fees and accuses the school of extortion. The Minister denies extortion and claims no compulsory fees were required for ball attendance.
AnsweredQoN 809Legislative Council
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I refer to your answer to my question without notice No. 939 of 2003 -
(1) Are you aware of the distinction between a question that asks ‘Were any students denied access to the school ball on the basis of non-payment of school charges’ and a question which asks ‘Did the school require parents of school children who wished to attend the school ball to pay the school fees of their children’?
(2) If so, why did you answer the former question when I asked the latter?
(3) Do you agree with the action of the school in extorting fees from parents?
(4) If you do not, why did you evade answering the third part of my earlier question?
(5) Are you trying to avoid the issue so that you do not have to be seen as either condoning the behaviour of the school or facing the financial consequences of taking action against the school?
(6) If this is not your reason for evading the question, what is your reason?
(1) Are you aware of the distinction between a question that asks ‘Were any students denied access to the school ball on the basis of non-payment of school charges’ and a question which asks ‘Did the school require parents of school children who wished to attend the school ball to pay the school fees of their children’?
(2) If so, why did you answer the former question when I asked the latter?
(3) Do you agree with the action of the school in extorting fees from parents?
(4) If you do not, why did you evade answering the third part of my earlier question?
(5) Are you trying to avoid the issue so that you do not have to be seen as either condoning the behaviour of the school or facing the financial consequences of taking action against the school?
(6) If this is not your reason for evading the question, what is your reason?
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Answered
24 June 2003
Responded by
Parliamentary Secretary representing the Minister for Education and Training
Response time
14 days
(2) Refer to (1) (3) The school did not extort fees from parents, and no, the Minister does not agree with any school doing so. (4) Refer to (1) (5) There is no issue, as no parent/carer was required to pay compulsory school charges as a condition of their child attending the school ball. (6) Refer to (5)
(3) The school did not extort fees from parents, and no, the Minister does not agree with any school doing so. (4) Refer to (1) (5) There is no issue, as no parent/carer was required to pay compulsory school charges as a condition of their child attending the school ball. (6) Refer to (5)
(4) Refer to (1) (5) There is no issue, as no parent/carer was required to pay compulsory school charges as a condition of their child attending the school ball. (6) Refer to (5)
(5) There is no issue, as no parent/carer was required to pay compulsory school charges as a condition of their child attending the school ball. (6) Refer to (5)
(6) Refer to (5)
(3) The school did not extort fees from parents, and no, the Minister does not agree with any school doing so. (4) Refer to (1) (5) There is no issue, as no parent/carer was required to pay compulsory school charges as a condition of their child attending the school ball. (6) Refer to (5)
(4) Refer to (1) (5) There is no issue, as no parent/carer was required to pay compulsory school charges as a condition of their child attending the school ball. (6) Refer to (5)
(5) There is no issue, as no parent/carer was required to pay compulsory school charges as a condition of their child attending the school ball. (6) Refer to (5)
(6) Refer to (5)
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