Outrageous Stolen Generation lesson labelled emotional abuse
An outrageously stupid idea from a school trying to give its class a lesson on the nation’s Stolen Generation has been deemed “emotional abuse” by fuming parents.
According to reports a group of Year 4 students at St Justin’s Catholic primary school at Oran Park in Sydney's south-west, were tricked into thinking they would be taken away from their parents if they weren’t looked after properly.
And a spokesperson for Catholic Diocese said the lessons won’t be stopped.
Speaking to The Sydney Morning Herald, 10-year-old Kynan Wykes, said a nun came into his classroom holding a letter that she said came from the Prime Minister's office.
She explained the children could be taken away from their parents, and when students asked their teacher to confirm this was true, she played along with the hoax, according to reports.
It is understood many students were brought to tears, and they weren’t told it wasn’t real until minutes before the final school bell rang.
Naturally, Kynan’s mother Natalie Wykes isn’t impressed.
''This is emotional abuse,'' she told The Sydney Morning Herald.
''He came home and he said, 'Mum, I got really scared at school today'. This should never happen to another child.''
Three Year 4 classes at the school were reportedly given the same lesson. However, two of those classes were told early on that it was all part of a role play while Kynan’s class wasn’t given the same news until late that day.
As a response to criticism, the Catholic Diocese of Wollongong said it would look at refining the way the lesson is implemented, assistant to the director of schools Tim Gilmour said.
''This was intended to give students experience of a scenario that was part of our nation's history,'' Mr Gilmour told The Sydney Morning Herald.
''We wanted to ask them how they would feel if we did that now.
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The catholic church is often accusing society of iniquitous deeds so when asked to set the bar higher the catholic church has failed. Given that some accuse religions of promoting the ‘sky fairy’ game the lesson on the stolen generation comports nicely with that theory.
