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Posted inArmidale, Crime, Education

Police accused of striking student at Armidale Secondary College incident

blankby RK CrosbyMarch 25, 2025March 27, 2025

An incident at Armidale Secondary College on Tuesday morning led to a school lockdown, and ended with arrests, people in hospital, a police officer accused of striking a child, and school leadership accused of suspending students who were not involved.

Posted inEducation, Nowendoc

Marshall fights Nowendoc Public School closure

blankby Lia EdwardsDecember 22, 2023

Northern Tablelands MP Adam Marshall is strongly objecting to a move to  permanently close Nowendoc Public School

Posted inArmidale, Education, Investigation

Armidale Secondary College ‘codesign’ a lie

blankby RK CrosbyDecember 3, 2023

ASC Principal Bree Harvey-Bice promoted they were working on ‘co-designing a new vision’ for the troubled high school, but it appears that was a lie.

Posted inArmidale, Education, Investigation

Numbers don’t lie: critical incidents at ASC on sharp increase

blankby RK CrosbyOctober 1, 2023

Statistics reveal that incidents at Armidale Secondary College have sharply increased and are now at a shocking rate of at least one critical incident per school day.

Posted inArmidale, Education, Investigation, Social issues and services

When a child cannot be kept safe: why Armidale needs two high schools

blankby RK CrosbySeptember 16, 2023

The inability to go to another school, and escape the routine torture they are subjected to, makes already vulnerable children an easy target.

Posted inArmidale, Education, Investigation

Education Secretary dismisses concerns about ASC; parents demand apology, resignation

blankby RK CrosbySeptember 13, 2023

NSW Department of Education Secretary Murat Dizdar and other senior departmental staff have visited Armidale Secondary College this week in response to media reports about violence and other issues at the troubled school.

Posted inArmidale, Education, Investigation

One little lock, so much violence

blankby RK CrosbyAugust 27, 2023

**CONTENT WARNING: violence** The extreme violence at Armidale Secondary College is destroying families and placing huge financial burden on those that cannot afford it, and the catalyst for it all may be cost cutting on a simple toilet lock.

Posted inArmidale, Education, Investigation

ASC policy of locking bathrooms humiliating and unhygenic

blankby RK CrosbyAugust 23, 2023

Armidale Secondary College has been locking student bathrooms due to violence and anti-social behaviour, and in the process created a bigger issue of denying students basic rights and dignity.

Posted inEducation

Grow Your Own Teacher Training program doubled

blankby New England Times News DeskFebruary 8, 2023

An innovative approach to teacher training in regional NSW has proven wildly successful and is now being doubled to accommodate demand from aspiring teachers.  

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