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| Renmark High School | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
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Australia | |
| Coordinates | 34°10′21″S 140°44′28″E / 34.172500°S 140.741000°E |
| Information | |
| Type | Government-funded co-educational comprehensive secondary day school |
| Motto | Non Nobis Solum (Latin) (Not Ourselves Alone) |
| School district | Riverland |
| Educational authority | SA Department for Education |
| Principal | Mat Evans |
| Teaching staff | 36.0 FTE (2023)[1] |
| Years | 7–12 |
| Enrolment | 1,070[1] (2023) |
| Campus type | Regional |
| Colour(s) | Navy Gold |
| Website | renmarkhs |
Renmark High School is a government-funded co-educational comprehensive secondary day school located in Renmark, a rural town in the Riverland region of South Australia.
The school participates in an international student exchange program.[2] 12% of the school's students speak English as a second language, and 10% are Indigenous.[1]
Incidents[edit]
School stabbing[edit]
In July 2018, the school was locked down after it was reported that an altercation between two female students had occurred on the school grounds. 19-year-old Amber Rover, who was suffering undiagnosed schizophrenia, stabbed her best friend, 18-year-old Zoe Fenn, with a long kitchen knife after her English class was dismissed. Fenn suffered a stab wound in the neck.[3] Rover was arrested and remained in custody after a brief hearing at the Adelaide Magistrates Court.[4]
In August 2019, the Berri Magistrates Court granted Rover supervised day release from the secure psychiatric facility she was being held at.[5] She was found not guilty of causing aggravated serious harm due to mental incompetence.[3]
Bestiality and the LGBT community[edit]
In April 2024, an incident occurred at the school. It involved a presentation delivered to female Year 9 students by two staff from the Headspace centre in the nearby town of Berri along with a third-party presenter. The third-party presenter facilitated an hour-long presentation that was intended to focus on respectful relationships.[citation needed]
During the presentation, the staff discussed LGBT topics in a way that students described as graphic. The main controversy, however, occurred when the speaker suggested that some people who practice bestiality identify as part of the LGBT community. Many students did not recognise the term, so enquired further, and the speaker described it as when people have sex with animals.[6] Bestiality is an indictable offence in South Australia, with maximum penalty of ten years imprisonment.[7]
The students were allegedly left unsupervised in the presentation, and parents were not consented. The students left the presentation confused and blindsided, and felt uncomfortable and disgusting during the presentation. Many students left the classroom and did not return.[6] It was reported that the students fled to the toilets to escape the presentation.[8]
Parents of the school were also outraged, with some even unenrolling their students due to the incident. One parent stated that the presentation was actually a "huge disservice" to the LGBT community.[6] LGBT advocates also criticised the presentation, referring to the inclusion of zoophiles within the LGBT community as a "slur".[6]
The school's principal, Mat Evans, sent out a letter to parents following the incident, saying the school's normal procedure for notifying parents was not followed and that the presentation was meant to discuss respectful relationships. The third-party presenter has since been banned from all government schools in South Australia. The state's Department for Education issued a similar statement to the school, with chief executive Martin Westwell describing the presentation as "disgusting" and stated that it "shouldn't have happened".[6]
Headspace stated that the organisation had heard concerns from the Renmark and Berri communities, both traditionally conservative rural towns, and that it was providing support to members of the community in need of support.[6]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c "Renmark High School, Renmark, SA: School profile". My School. Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority. 2023. Retrieved 19 April 2023.
- ^ http://renmarkhs.sa.edu.au/
- ^ a b "Student who stabbed best friend after class is granted supervised day release". ABC News. 21 August 2019.
- ^ "Renmark school stabbing accused remanded in custody". ABC News. 26 July 2018.
- ^ https://www.adelaidenow.com.au/news/law-order/amber-brea-rover-who-stabbed-friend-at-renmark-high-school-given-limited-day-release-from-mental-health-facility/news-story/1c40d920cace04d127fe367fbf7ab0c9?nk=35ffb053efec9a1a4329692c706607dc-1713492994
- ^ a b c d e f Cite error: The named reference
renmarkwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "Criminal Law Consolidation Act 1935 - Sect 69".
- ^ https://www.adelaidenow.com.au/news/south-australia/renmark-high-school-have-apologised-to-parents-after-a-respectful-relationships-session-exposed-to-the-concept-of-bestiality-to-children/news-story/99dfba774ecdadd607144c88bce2cd46?amp&nk=95e081873d90a7c954aa0529ae86ec0d-1712371237
External links[edit]
Category:High schools in South Australia Category:Public schools in South Australia