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The farewell speech ‘joke’ that ended in private school head’s sacking

The Sydney Morning Herald·Christopher Harris·27 days ago
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The former King’s School headmaster joked about a staff member’s violent remarks towards an autistic boy the day before he hit a student on the head with the back of his hand, court documents have revealed. An external investigation found that during a farewell speech for the school’s sergeant, former head Tony George said words to the effect of: “Sarge is not infallible. He found himself in a situation last year where he used a figure of speech to a student, I’ll kick your arse until your nose bleeds. I don’t necessarily disagree with those words, but we can’t speak to an autistic student like that.” Former King’s School headmaster Tony George. AAP George was terminated from his role last year and engaged in a legal battle with his former school before reaching a secret out-of-court settlement in January.…

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