" While there are always exceptions to the rule, in my 14 years of
teaching, I am not aware of a single Chaplain who has contributed any
time to either PD or extra-curricular activites. Nor am I aware of a
Chaplain completing a 4 year degree as we do. Yet, Chaplains are
afforded all the priveleges of a teacher without the responsibilities.
These responsibilities include the Child Protection Policy. As a male
teacher I am not permitted to sit with a female student one-on-one with
the door closed to my office/room. I must keep the door open and must
be in clear sight of other students or staff. School Chaplains do
most of their 'counselling' one-on-one, out-of-sight and behind closed
doors. This implies that while teachers cannot be trusted, those
attached to a Christian church can be, despite the mounting number of
sexual assaults on children perpetrated by the clergy."
read the rest on Leslie Cannold's blog
Originally posted by Ian Woolf
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