Parents need to know about organisations that have a track record of failing to keep kids safe from sex offenders. Regulators in Tasmania won’t name and shame these organisations. One college in Launceston has had at least six child sex offenders since 2005!

Private schools, childcare centres and sporting clubs across Tasmania are all high-risk settings, but when they are subject to allegations, regulators and the media won’t tell parents. The cover-ups continue as revealed in the Examiner newspaper!

Tasmanian politicians have no appetite to make institutional leaders accountable when they fail to meet their obligations to report staff who are alleged to be predating children in their care. This is made doubly worse when regulators won’t name those organisations failing to meet their reporting obligations under the new legislation. This means parents can’t make informed decisions as to which organisations are safe for their kids.

Once again we see the reputations of organisations and individuals protected. The safety and well-being of children is not a priority in Tasmania. Business as usual = abuse as usual!

Conversation starters:

1. Do parents have a right to know about organisations alleged to have a poor track record in keeping kids safe?
2. How many alleged child offenders is an acceptable number at a school?
3. Should regulators be required to name and shame an organisation subject to repeated allegations?
4. What should happen when an organisational leader fails to report allegations of child sexual abuse, as required under the Tasmanian legislation?