Rob Wiltshire is an Indooroopilly State High teacher.
Yesterday Rob Wiltshire said that Education Queensland had failed to act on repeated warnings that asbestos and debris had fallen from damaged ceilings in corridors and classrooms on to furniture in the Indooroopilly State High science block.
Rob said debris also had fallen out of the damaged staff room ceiling on to a staff member late last year.
He said that another teacher from learning support was also considering legal action, claiming that the asbestos made them sick.
"I have raised it dozens of times with the principal over the past two years, " he said.
The principal has tried her best but she has not been listened to by the department, as the maintenance budget is not there.
The principal wrote a letter to parents last June over asbestos concerns after one leak.
Queensland Education Minister Geoff Wilson agreed that water had repeatedly leaked through damaged ceiling tiles last year.
The asbestos register shows damaged ceiling sheets are "presumed" to contain asbestos.
"The ceiling is due to be replaced in time for the start of school next week, " Geoff Wilson said.
All asbestos in the... science block is in a safe condition.
But Rob Wiltshire said workers only went into the school this week to fix the issue after Courier-Mail inquiries. Historical link preserved from the original page.
Teacher claims government covered up high school asbestos problem, Patrick Lion, The Courier-Mail Historical link preserved from the original page.
27 November, 2009
Two students at St Laurence's Catholic College, in South Brisbane, were slashed with a meat cleaver on 28 July 2008.
Judge John Newton said it appeared it was only through the bravery of teachers who came to the boys' rescue that no other students were injured.
Crown prosecutor Glen Cash said one male teacher put himself in ``harm's way'' by stepping between the boy wielding the meat clever and the two injured students.
Other teachers then came rushing to his aid.
``It is made clear... (the teacher) and other teachers at the school... acted with bravery... and must be commended, '' Mr Cash said.
A hooded and bandana-wearing vigilante gang had entered the school grounds during a lunch break.
One of the Catholic College students was left with a seven centimetre-long gash to his left cheek which required 60 stitches.
Another student required nine stitches after he was slashed across his back as he tried to run away.
All eight gang members fled when confronted by teachers.
The attack was sparked by an allegation a number of Year 10 boys at the college had raped the sister of one of the vigilante gang members.
But the two victims were not those the girl had accused.
They were "wholly innocent victims in the matter", Glen Cash told the court today.
Jail after horrific cleaver attack at school, Tony Keim, The Courier-Mail, 27 November 2009. Historical link preserved from the original page.
Gasps as school meat cleaver attacker faces court, Amelia Bentley, The Brisbane Times, 27 November, 2009.
4 December, 2002
A Gladstone teacher was falsely accused of raping a male student.
There was a police and Criminal Justice Commission investigation.
The male teacher was cleared.
He returned to teaching.
But he suffered a breakdown in 1999.
And he left work with Education Queensland in 2002.
The Member for Gladstone, Liz Cunningham, told the House about this teacher's case on December 3, 2002.
She told the House that Queensland teachers who were the subject of false allegations needed better support.
They needed counselling.
They needed advisers to give them some sort of emotional support during the period of the investigation.
Inadequate support for teacher falsely accused of rape: MP, ABC news: Wednesday, 4 December, 2002
Anna Bligh was Minister of Education from 22 February 2001 - 12 February 2004.
And then Minister for Education and the Arts 12 February 2004 - 28 July 2005.
On 3 December, 2002 Anna Bligh was told by Liz Cunningham about the suffering of Queensland classroom teachers who are the subject of false allegations.
What has Anna Bligh done since 3 December, 2002 to protect and support teachers who are the subject of false / malicious / "joke" allegations?
Will your Local Member support you if you are the subject of false / malicious / "joke" allegations?
Will your Local Member speak in parliament about your suffering?
What has your Local Member actually done to support Queensland classroom teachers who are the subject of false allegations?
13 October, 2009
Margaretta Slingsby, 58, was an Italian teacher at Lismore Heights Public School in northern NSW.
In about March 2005 a nine-year-old student "B" threatened her: ''I'm going to get you, Slingsby slut. ''
Ms Slingsby took time off from work to recover from the shock of the student's abuse.
Two months later, she saw "B" chasing a girl into the library, screaming, ''You f---ing slut, I'm going to get you.
Ms Slingsby and the librarian restrained him, but the boy kicked them both and punched the librarian.
"B" was taken away by the principal but returned and again attacked Ms Slingsby.
''He came up behind me and tried to push me down the stairs, '' she said.
''He grabbed me by the hair and was dragging me.
I could feel my hair being ripped out of my scalp. ''
The boy punched a female staff member who tried to intervene and threw rocks and dirt in Ms Slingsby's face.
Later, she said, she was sitting in the staffroom when B ''came tearing in'' with the principal in pursuit.
The boy ''grabbed me by the hair and he threw me down on the ground''.
"B" was involved in several other violent incidents at the school.
Ms Slingsby was depressed after the student's second attack.
She couldn't sleep.
She is now unable to teach and suffers from post-traumatic stress disorder.
She is suing the NSW Education Department for negligence.
Andrew Lidden, SC, is Margaretta Slingsby's barrister.
Andrew Lidden said that Lismore Heights Public School had more than its share of unruly children.
And that while the pupil involved - known for legal reasons as B - had a history of ''at times quite violent misbehaviour'', the school had no plans in place to manage his extreme behavioural problems.