A TEACHER accused of murder, another charged with conducting a five-year sexual relationship with a teenage student and a school worker who allegedly sold drugs to pupils are among dozens of “ongoing” cases within the Education Department system.
The Sunday Mail can today reveal that more than one in four cases involve allegations of “criminal” conduct against children, with the majority currently before the state’s courts.
Teachers, support staff and bureaucrats are accused of a range of offences including murder, rape, engaging in explicit relationships with students, stalking and accessing child pornography.
Others are accused of misconduct such as violent behaviour, inadequately supervising classes, failing to report sexual activity between students and smoking drugs on premises.
Meanwhile, almost a dozen workers have been charged with dishonesty over their expenses and “nepotism”, according to secret internal documents.
The Department said last night the documents were prepared as part of recommendations from the Debelle Royal Commission report.
The 32-page report, seen by the Sunday Mail, shows there are currently more than 80 “ongoing investigation matters” involving Education Department staff including those employed by Families SA.
The report, written last month and marked “highly confidential”, discloses 20 criminal “matters involving children” and currently employed staff.
A further five cases involve former employees while another seven involving those “non-employees” but which are linked to the education system.
The report, prepared for department chief executive Tony Harrison, reveals eight “other” criminal matters and 10 cases of “financial misconduct and other dishonesty matters”.
The breakdown, compiled by the department’s acting manager of the investigations unit Brett Dixon, reveals key details about each case including names, dates and summary of each offence. None of the parties can be named for legal reasons.
Among the cases recorded to the end of December last year include:
A TEACHER from a metropolitan school being charged with murder. The allegations does not involve anyone from his school.
A TEACHER from a leading Adelaide public high school due to face trial later this year over an alleged five year sexual “relationship” with a now 17 year-old former student;
A PRINCIPAL of a regional school being charged with assault and rape;
A SUPPORT worker from a western suburbs school accused of selling drugs to pupils;
A SCHOOL support worker charged with sex offences including asking a pupil for “phone sex”;
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