Parents confront the NSW Education Minister during a visit to Walgett Community College, which has been impacted by violence and poor educational standards for many years, to demand an intervention.
"We went to visit family … and my 14-year-old told me if I bring her back to this school she will hurt herself or kill herself," she said.She felt her children were not safe at the high school, and wanted urgent support for Walgett children.
More than 5,000 people live in the Walgett local government area in the state's north-west but only 119 enrolled at the high school last year.Only 3 per cent of those students attended school at least 90 per cent of the time, and just four students completed Year 12 in 2020. Ms Mitchell spoke with the small group of protesters outside the school about their concerns and planned to meet with police and the local council today.Former student Felicity Forbes attended the community meeting to tell the minister what it was like to live through a "lockdown" triggered by violence at Walgett Community College.
The student spoke to Ms Mitchell directly at the protest, asking her to let her travel the 150-kilometre round trip to attend high school at Lightning Ridge, after her application was rejected in May."I've definitely fallen into some kind of depression a couple of times because I'm not talking to anyone.Bec Trindall says her daughter Felicity still suffers from anxiety and depression after attending Walgett.
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