The NSW Premier says no student should be allowed to take a weapon to school, despite a law that allows them to do so, following a school stabbing in Sydney's north west.Under the Summary Offences Act a person is allowed to carry a knife in public for religious reasonsEducation Minister Sarah Mitchell says she is discussing the issue with the Attorney-General
"Schools in NSW are among the safest places in the community, and Glenwood High School is one of those schools," she said. "However, any knife or implement used as a weapon in a dangerous, violent or threatening way is never acceptable. "Even if they're not using weapons, others might take them from them so I was very taken back when I learnt that.
She should be more shocked by the loophole that let's the National Coal Party have a voice in government 10% of the vote and 50% of say in parliament dump them now !!!!
Nothing will change Governments are too afraid to offend Religious groups specially Islam. This is so stupid l, times have changed kids aren’t what they were 30-40 years ago.. violence is rampant amongst them.
It has been policy for some time ... the Premier knew ...
Yet, the Principle DEFENDED this kids right to carry the 'Religious knife'... Imagine when the kids from the USA turn up for Aussie School= 2nd amendment anyone (hey; can't discriminate)😉
Well this is one way to help property prices go down!
Sikh little twisted shits.
time to end all special religious exemptions including tax. Equal application of the law for all.
Mention it clearly that it were sikhs. Or accept tag of fake news
In a supposedly secular country like Australia EVERY religious exemption to our country's laws don't pass the premier's now publicly stated standard of legality: 'the commonsense test'. EndReligiousLoopholes
Multiculturalism over national safety 👎🏻 BanKirpan
If the govt had a competent ASIO... they would realise the 'knife' used by these religious folk, is symbolic of the crescent moon. And as such.... it should be legislated to be 'PLASTIC'... not a real metal blade.
Now that's how slow Governments are, I remember this happening at high school when I was a kid in 1964, knives found on students who said they needed them to sharpen pencils
NSW Premier has no idea what the law is in her state.
This is what happens when you don’t know that allowing special status as risky as carrying a knife to school just because their religion demands so😒😒Come one Premier GladysB
Given that there has never been any violence associated to religion ever.........
This is 21st century not 17th century. Time the government ups its game and stops this kind of religious appeasement.
I see religion is still ruining society
A kirpan is not a weapon. I think religion has no place in school, but I also think that rules that fail to exercise cultural sensitivity are inappropriate.
Why didn’t you put 'NSW' in front of the word 'Premier' in this tweet? Did you want readers from every state in Australia to click through to see if it was their state?
Kids are allowed to carry a 'religious knife' You're absolutely kidding me surely Religion is so consequential & it's getting irritating
meanwhile in Victoria... 'Fill-in Premier JamesMerlinoMP not shocked that every paedo teacher in the state has a little black book of 300,000+ students - names, ages, email address & Google ID..... because he's known for three years, and done nothing'
Which religion(s) ask for someone to be carrying a knife? And, for what purpose?
See this is just another reason why religion should be banned.