Southern Star Observer issue 116

ANDIE NOONAN TheAustralianChristianLobbyhascalledonthe new Baillieu Government to “rein in” funding for a Victorian anti-gay-bullying project, saying students should not be encouraged to attend Victoria’sannualPrideMarch. The ACL’s response follows a... More

ANDIE NOONAN TheAustralianChristianLobbyhascalledonthe new Baillieu Government to “rein in” funding for a Victorian anti-gay-bullying project, saying students should not be encouraged to attend Victoria’sannualPrideMarch. The ACL’s response follows a letter sent by the Safe Schools Coalition Victoria (SSCV) to all schools recently to remind schools Pride March will occur around the first week students return toschools,foranystudentswantingtoattend. ACL Victorian director Rob Ward said gay pride marchers were “no places for young children”and schools should not be “promoting alternativelifestyles”. “All schools should be safe schools, but using Government funding to persuade children to attend a gay pride march is not how our tax dollars should be spent,” Ward said. “There is no place for bullying in our schools, whatever the motivation, however this call by SSCV demonstrates how one group can push an ideological agenda using government funding. “We call upon the new Baillieu Gover Less