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Cranbrook School criticised for lack of cooperation as federal funding eligibility called into question

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The elite Sydney private school missed two deadlines for answering questions from a parliamentary committee, following an ABC investigation into allegations of a toxic culture, workplace bullying, abuse.

Cranbrook in Sydney's Bellevue Hill has been accused of not fully cooperating during an investigation into its federal funding eligibility.

In March, the ABC program revealed allegations of a toxic culture, workplace bullying, abuse and that the then-headmaster Nicholas Sampson had kept on and promoted a male teacher who had sent sexually explicit messages to a former female student. As of June 4, the school still had not provided answers to two questions about its policies on bullying and harassment nor has it responded to a question about whether the school's council oversaw any investigations.

Senator Allman-Payne said that Cranbrook had banked $34 million in federal funds over the past decade and pocketed $480 million in fees."Obviously, we would hope the school would be more cooperative in this matter," Assistant Minister for Education Anthony Chisholm told the parliamentary committee. In a statement, Cranbrook said it "recognises the serious nature of this inquiry and has been working carefully and methodically through its records" to provide the information requested.

 

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