On Tuesday morning, as St Kevin’s College found itself at the centre of a grooming scandal, an unfamiliar figure appeared at a hastily convened school assembly to address the students.
Under the new structure, lay leaders would oversee all the schools owned by the religious order in a bid to professionalise its educational wing at a time of a large influx of government funding. In turn, the shift would free up the Brothers, both ageing and dwindling in number, to focus on their ministry work around the world.
The organisation nonetheless remains the Christian Brothers in religious spirit and at its top, with the EREA council selected by the Congregation Leader of the Christian Brothers, who is headquartered in Rome. Recommendations for the positions are sent to Rome jointly by the EREA president, who is a Christian Brother, and the Province Leader of the Christian Brothers.
The order’s history of denials, obfuscations and inaction was extensively canvassed at the royal commission. As for the financial links between the two groups, EREA spends about $1 million a year on “training and formation services” provided by the Christian Brothers, according to its financial records.
Lol here’s a bit of ‘good and noble’ StKevins culture I’m display...
Try any of the top schools you’ll get the same answers
No it's not it's rife with cover ups and should be closed but it's typical of your rag to try to seeepsexual abuse under the carpet can't be a lot of room left under there
The new way of the Press. Look for small issues to blow out of proportion.
'.... a school that (WAS ONCE) good & noble.. ' !!! Its reputation has now been trashed.
I like to know what makes a school good and noble ? Is it their excessive fees ?
Maintain the good name of the school at all costs? Dismiss victims as sissies or weaklings. Of course.
Then don't employ perverts and thier enablers
Dragged through the mud. Sorry you were exposed for harboring sexual predators!!! Shame on you St Kevin’s. Shame on you!! StKevins
It's hardly noble to cover up pedophilia...what planet are you on FFS?!
Good? Noble? Gosh! The Age sounds like as if they can’t differentiate between right and wrong. And you want paying subscribers? 😂😂
This is a typical response from an institution stuck in a toxic culture. Victim blaming.Instead of admitting a wrong doing and changing the culture they prefer to see themselves as the underdog. The students are blameless, its the Hierarchy, that are the problem stkevinscollege
What a joke!
A school that is “good and noble”? Have they also been sniffing drugs to become so delusional to believe this nonsense?
A school that is so 'good and noble' would not be 'so publicly dragged through the mud' if they had protected the children instead of the 'good name of the school.' People would have respected the school more if they had dealt with the child molesters.
They're problem is they like kids too much.
Define good and noble .... I believe we use different dictionaries
The 'school' being dragged through the mud'? R U sure? No the people who hide sexual abuse ARE BEING EXPOSED.
$20,000 a year in school fees - Students are exposed to groomers, sexist intimidating chants demeaning women, mediocre sexual raps online about sister school attendees, and upskirting female teachers and sharing images...what next is coming out about this school?
Their actions prove they are far from a good & noble school. My sons school moved quickly on bullying, & my daughters school got rid of a bullying teacher the day after the incident. Like a good & noble school should. They keep the kids out of danger. Most unlike St Kevin’s
Well over due IMHO.
Good and noble....gimme a break!
Disgusting paedos. When is Australia going to something about its bully culture? Go to WorkSafe expecting a huge department! What you get is a two page booklet with nonsense like 'make communications and policies about bullying' advice for business. People die from this shit!
it's not solely a St Kevin's problem, but by all mean Mr Media. Let's place blame over one entity rather than mentioning the fact our children learn from societies example... so who creates the problem hello media?
I can only surmise that the leadership of St Kevins have read Ministerial Order 870 on Child Safety and decided they answer to a greater power than the law. This is how abuse prevails in our society.
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