30 Nov English policy will create more sniffers: charity (The Sydney Morning Herald)
The Northern Territory Government’s decision to force schools to teach in English for the first four hours of each day will create the next generation of petrol sniffers, says the head of an Aboriginal organisation in Arnhem Land. Richard Trudgen, who has worked in the Territory for 30 years and is head of the non-profit group Aboriginal Resources and Development Services, said on Friday ”to stand kids up in class and let them hear English for four hours will do nothing else but convince [them] they can’t learn”… go to article