Key crossbenchers say greater rights to fire gay teachers and expel gay students would be ‘retrograde’ and ‘inappropriate’
Key crossbench senators have warned the government not to expand religious schools’ right to fire gay teachers and expel gay students, as Philip Ruddock intervened to claim the religious freedom report was designed to “provide clarity” about where this can already occur.
Senator Derryn Hinch and the Centre Alliance’s Rex Patrick told Guardian Australia any such changes would be “retrograde” and “inappropriate” after the leak of sections of the Ruddock religious freedom review backing schools’ right to turn away gay students. Hinch also called for the government to strip public funds from schools that discriminate on the basis of sexuality.
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