Professor Suzanne Rutland was presented with a Certificate of Honour from the NSW Government for her outstanding scientific contribution to Religious Education in Australia. Presented by Darren Bark, CEO NSW Jewish Board of Deputies.
Professor Suzanne Rutland was presented with a Certificate of Honour from the NSW Government for her outstanding scientific contribution to Religious Education in Australia. Presented by Darren Bark, CEO NSW Jewish Board of Deputies. Religion-based bullying is increasing in Australian schools. A new book and report urge school principals to value religious education programs to promote intercultural understanding. Jewish, Hindu, Muslim and Christian school students in Australia are experiencing increasing bullying and discrimination in locker rooms, playgrounds and classrooms, a new report suggests, with children who followed religions with outward symbols the being the most targeted. Students reported being bullied for wearing a hijab or being subjected to Nazi salutes and highly offensive antisemitic slurs online or in graffiti. Antisemitic bullying also included throwing money on the ground and asking Jewish students to pick it up, the report called Exploring the Value of Special Religious Education in Australia found.
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