Jewish students who were subjected to anti-Semitic bullying at a Melbourne state school will receive compensation payouts totalling about $435,000, the Federal Court has ruled.A federal court judge has found the State of Victoria and the principal of Brighton Secondary College breached the Racial Discrimination Act, after five former students said they were subjected to anti-Semitic bullying at the school.
In a 466-page judgement published on Thursday, Justice Mortimer criticised the conduct of principal Richard Minack, saying he failed to punish students who drew Nazi symbols or run school-wide campaigns to deter anti-Semitic behaviour. Justice Mortimer ordered $245,948 to be paid to Mr Snelling, $63,780 to Joel Kaplan, $60,000 to Matt Kaplan, $55,000 to Guy Cohen and $11,532 to Mr Arnold-Levy.Former students can put 'traumatic ordeal' behind them, advocates say