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sentences that state something as happening or true
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5%
1 of 20 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
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An investigation into a private religious school accused of sexual, physical, psychological, spiritual and financial abuse has recommended it be barred from enrolling new students.
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it → accuse → students
Former students and teachers of western Sydney’s Redeemer Baptist school told a New South Wales parliamentary inquiry about a string of disturbing allegations.
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students → tell → allegations
They included students being made to share beds with teachers and its principal once wandering naked through a common area.
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students → include → area
In a report tabled in state parliament on Tuesday, a committee found the school – run by the Redeemer Baptist Church – breached basic child safeguarding standards.
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school → table → standards
Sexual assault allegations were not handled appropriately and the school put children at significant risk of harm, the committee found.
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committee → handle → harm
It also found staff at the school lacked essential workplace rights and failed to satisfy basic standards of good governance.
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staff → find → governance
The committee recommended the school be prevented from enrolling new students while it was under investigation by the NSW Education Standards Authority.
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it → recommend → Authority
It also recommended the allegations raised in the inquiry be investigated by NSW police and the office of the children’s guardian.
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allegations → recommend → guardian
The committee chair and Greens MP, Abigail Boyd, noted the school was subjected to parliamentary scrutiny in 2006, but no procedures had been put in place to monitor what was clearly a “high-risk situation”.
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She said it was thanks to the bravery of those who had spoken out that the committee had enough evidence to make its strong findings and recommendations.
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committee → say → findings
The school received about $6m a year in government funding, Boyd said, and had enough cash to launch legal challenges against those who raised their voices against the religious group.
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who → receive → group
“They also have deep political ties with both state and federal politicians,” she told parliament.
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she → have → parliament
People who had escaped the school appeared to be absolutely terrified of its leaders, Boyd said.
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Boyd → escape → leaders
“When you know that leaving means leaving with no financial assets, and when you have finally managed to escape, it’s no wonder that you would be terrified of your abuser,” she said in parliament.
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she → know → parliament
The committee lashed a lack of regulatory oversight, including from the education authority, suggesting a number of alarming matters needed proper investigation.
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number → lash → investigation
They included allegations of persistent Centrelink fraud and dodgy tax practices.
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They → include → fraud
“It is, at the very least, troubling that an asset-rich, seemingly prosperous school operates by withholding wages from its workforce, who claim benefits, while the school receives millions of dollars in public funding,” the report said.
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report → operate → funding
A Redeemer Baptist School spokesperson previously said the school had fully co-operated with the relevant regulators.
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school → say → regulators
“Redeemer Baptist School takes its child safety obligations extremely seriously and has an unblemished record of compliance with state and federal regulators for 45 years,” they said.
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they → take → years
The school did not immediately respond to a request for comment following the report’s release.
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school → respond → release
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