Monday, December 12, 2016 - 12:30
12.30pm Monday 12 December,
Education Department, 1 Oxford St
Teachers for Refugees are coming under a lot of pressure from the likes of the Daily Telegraph, the federal education minister and Malcolm Turnbull to stop their t-shirt action in support of refugees this week.
Teachers have a right to a political opinion and to state their opposition to offshore detention policies and government abuses of human rights. The idea that a teacher is imposing an opinion on a student by wearing a piece of clothing, or that this detracts from their ability to deliver lessons, is ridiculous.