Shifting from chaplains to secular student welfare officers can be divisive. Here's how schools can manage the risks
- Written by: Allan Dale, Professor in Tropical Regional Development, The Cairns Institute, James Cook University
ShutterstockThe new federal Labor government is ending the compulsory religious aspect of the A$60 million-a-year National School Chaplaincy Program. The change comes as newly released census data show only 44% of Australians now identify as Christian. The new rules will give Australian schools a fresh choice between a chaplain or a secular...