An urgent review has been ordered after a Melbourne school saw ‘white, male Christian’ students singled out during a lesson.
A youth worker was in the middle of teaching students at Parkdale Secondary College about ‘privilege, pronouns and intersectionality’ when students were told to stand up if they were ‘white, Christian and male’.
They were then labelled ‘oppressors’ and ‘privileged’ in front of their classmates, according to the Herald Sun and Channel 7.
The female Kingston City Council worker is now facing calls to be sacked and an investigation has been launched into how the lesson was allowed to be carried out.
Kingston councillor Cameron Howe said in a statement to News Corp the council worker really stepped over the line.
“This is unacceptable behaviour that has angered the school community and public; she needs to be sacked,” Cr Howe said.
Parents are also raging about the lesson and are demanding answers.
A 16-year-old student, who was present during the lesson, explained how many of her classmates found the diversity teaching strange and confusing.
They said: “It was so messed up, we thought for a moment it was a joke, but then we realised it wasn’t and we were so upset and angry by it all.
“She basically said straight, white, Christian males were oppressors and they held all the power and privilege in society.
“We were shocked but it was quite difficult to say anything because she was also talking about LGBTQI+ and if you spoke out against that you feared you’d be called homophobic.”
The school has sought to calm the fears of parents, students and the wider community.
Principal David Russell they said Parkdale Secondary College doesn’t condone what was said in the lesson and aren’t happy with the way it played out.
“As part of this presentation led by the guest speaker, many year 11 boys were asked to stand and told they were historically the oppressors,” Mr Russell said in a statement.
“The part of the presentation was inappropriate and we’re extremely disappointed it was included. We certainly do not support or condone this approach and messaging.
“The school has written to Kingston Youth Services and Kingston City Council to express our disappointment regarding the content and delivery.
“The year 11 students were addressed on Thursday morning offering support through the school to any student who was impacted by this presentation.”
Kingston City Council has ordered an investigation and is ‘deeply sorry if any of the content has caused hurt and anguish’.
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