Three Catholic high schools on the NSW Central Coast have cancelled planned visits from conservative American 'chastity speaker' Jason Evert following pressure from students and parents. The schools say students can instead attend an opt-in live stream.
In-person school presentations by a conservative American " chastity speaker " have been cancelled.Three Catholic high schools on the New South Wales Central Coast have cancelled planned visits from a conservative American " chastity speaker " following mounting pressure from students and parents.— in person — to students at St Joseph's Catholic College in East Gosford, Mackillop College at Warnervale, and St Peter's College at Tuggerah on Tuesday and Wednesday.
Several schools in Ireland cancelled his planned talks in 2020 after concerns were raised about his stance on women, sexuality, and contraception. Listeners contacted ABC radio on Monday to voice their anger and concern about Evert being invited to the schools with no disclosure about his background or views.
In a note to parents late last week, the acting principal of Mackillop College, Paul Lynch, acknowledged the content of Evert's talk could be "challenging and highly sensitive and may raise concerns for some of our students".
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