One of the matters was raised with Victorian Senator Sarah Henderson and prompted the Liberal member to request an address with students about her support for the “no” campaign.
In early August the Victorian Senator asked the principal of St Joseph's College Geelong if she and prominent no campaigner Warren Mundine could address students.“They came and they spoke. We had about 150 mostly senior boys and a handful of staff,” Mr Paatsch told Sky News in an exclusive interview.
In a statement, Geelong College Principal, Dr Peter Miller said he received complaints about the event from the school community. Picture: GettyIssues have also been raised about impartiality and balance at a Victorian state school. “I'm not aware of a particular complaint. But there has been a lot of correspondence,” Ms Hutchins said.
The comments came two months after Victoria’s Education Department issued guidelines to schools concerning the Voice to Parliament debate.“There are rules and guidance, and I don’t know if it was sparked by any typical incident, it’s a topical issue because we’re having a referendum and we don’t have one of those every year,” Mr Andrews said.
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