A parliamentary question alleges a principal discriminated against a teacher for not being a union member by assigning them all Year 3 literacy testing. The Minister for Education denies knowledge of the report detailing the alleged discrimination.

AnsweredQoN 307Legislative Assembly
Asked
9 August 2000
Portfolio
Education

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(1) Has it been brought to your attention via a report originally addressed to the State Ombudsman and then forwarded on to yourself, that there are instances where a principal has discriminated against a teacher for not belonging to the State School Teachers Union and made them do all the Year 3 Literacy Testing in their school? (2) If so, what has been done to ensure that the State Literacy and Numeracy Tests are not being used to harass some teachers? Answered on 6 September 2000 The Minister

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Answered
6 September 2000
Response time
28 days
(1) I have no knowledge of this report. (2) Not applicable.
(2) If so, what has been done to ensure that the State Literacy and Numeracy Tests are not being used to harass some teachers? Answered on 6 September 2000 The Minister Replied: (1) I have no knowledge of this report. (2) Not applicable.
Answered on 6 September 2000 The Minister Replied: (1) I have no knowledge of this report. (2) Not applicable.

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