But last Thursday, the South Australian Government passed a law that can ban parents from school grounds — without appeal, without natural justice, and without independent review.

No court.  
No tribunal.  
No defence.

You’re just gone.

Even Worse. 

The Government admitted the Bill was introduced on made up statistics that didn't even relate to our State.

🧠 I used to believe we had safeguards.  
When I first heard about the Barring Notice Bill, I thought: Surely there's a fair process right?!

There wasn’t.

Then I thought: Surely someone will speak out in Parliament?

They did.

Crossbench MPs introduced amendments to restore procedural fairness, like allowing parents to appeal to SACAT.  
They were rejected.

The government refused to listen — and rammed it through with the support of the Opposition.

💡 That’s when I realised...  
This isn’t about protecting teachers.
It’s about protecting the system from accountability.

Because:

• if this was really about violence, they’d want oversight.  
• if it was really about safety, they’d want checks and balances.
• f it was really about the rise, they wouldn't need to make up stats and use stories from interstate.
  
  This law was designed to give absolute power to the Minister and Principal's— no questions asked.

Simply because the Australian Education Union asked them to. 

🧱 The new law lets them:  

• Ban a parent without telling them why  
• Ignore disability or trauma-related behaviour
• Offer no formal appeal  
• Deny access to school grounds for 6 months
• Fine you $7,500 if you refuse to comply 
  
  And if you push back?  
  
  You risk being treated as the threat and having your children taken away.

💬 “But what about the unions?”  
Exactly.

This law was union-backed, pushed through with speed, and framed as a fix — but it never once addressed:

• Students with autism being suspended
• Parents banned for asking why
• Teachers leaving due to Leadership induced stress and harassment, not safety

This was never about safety. This was an industrial relations exercise dressed up as policy. It was about appeasement to prevent a union ordered strike.

🚨 Here’s What Needs to Happen  

This vote made one thing clear:  

The education system is about protecting itself, not our children.

We need a Royal Commission into South Australian primary and secondary education.

• ✅ To investigate how barring powers are being used  
• ✅ To examine how students with disabilities are being excluded  
• ✅ To expose the failure to address abuse, discrimination, and union capture  
• ✅ To restore accountability — and rebuild public trust

✊ This isn't about one bill. It's about a system that’s lost sight of fairness, inclusion, and the rights of families.

If you're still reading, you already know what's at stake.

📣 Join the push:

✅ Sign the petition  

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✅ Call for a Royal Commission today

📝 Petition: https://chng.it/5myPHCHFBr

🗣 Read Hansard: Committee and Vote: https://hansardsearch.parliament.sa.gov.au/daily/uh/2025-05-15/33

PS 📌 Final Word:  

We don’t need more PR.  
We need the truth.  
We need reform.  
We need a Royal Commission — now.