Thursday, 10 March 2022

Constituency questions

Western Victoria Region

Mrs McARTHUR (Western Victoria) (12:33): (1677) My question is for the Minister for Education and regards dubious education material being studied by students; some might call it political propaganda. I was alerted to this concern by a father at a school in my electorate. It refers to homework being given to a grade prep student. This homework consisted of a full page of images and questions involving Greens members of the Victorian Parliament, Dr Tim Read, the member for Brunswick, and member for Northern Metropolitan Region Dr Samantha Ratnam. It required students to recognise these two individuals and even questioned whether Tim was Sam or Sam was Tim. It borders on both gender and political indoctrination. I ask the minister if he is aware this material is in our schools and what involvement the education department has had, if any, in getting it into our classrooms. And can we expect to see Mr Andrews and Ms Allan promoted in the same way?