While governance issues at BCC can squarely be traced back to the actions of Greg Zwaigenberg and the seemingly unaccountable BCC Board, the implications of their actions will be felt much more broadly as the Education Minister Yvette Berry looks more broadly at Private school governance issues.
Minister Yvette Berry recently said "The government is considering whether a more direct assurance process is warranted and will consult schools, parents and the community on this as part of review of the Education Act 2004."
The BCC School Board is increasingly coming under pressure to change its governance approaches, highlighted last week by the ACT Human Rights Commission findings against BCC's actions in denying students reenrollment at the school following parent concerns about the Board's actions.
With falling enrollments and the BCC Board spending tens of thousands of dollars on legal fees to intimidate parents and other supporters of children's rights at the school, as well as through compensation payouts following bullying claims amongst other issues, the question remains - How long can this situation last until the Board recognises the damage it is doing and resigns or the school fails financially, or the HRC or ACT Government finally takes action to force the BCC Board to account?