“Were any of them at school today?” It’s a question I’ve added to the list I ask my son when he gets home from school. I’ve asked this every afternoon since the arrest of three boys from his school – two 14-year-olds and one 13-year-old – for aggravated sexual assault. We also have a little joke about whether the c-word, consent, was brought up by his school. It has not.It does not escape me that the only information I received about this scandal is coming from a 14-year-old. The school, the private Scots College, where fees are $ 45,000 a year, has been silent.Subscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? Fetching latest articles
This mother won’t hide her rage about the Scots College silence
Despite repeated inquiries, it took nine days after the arrests were widely publicised for the headmaster to respond. It was not enough, and came a week too late.
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