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A Gladstone State High School student was taken to hospital on Tuesday afternoon after they suffered a laceration to their arm in a woodworking incident.
A Queensland Ambulance Service spokeswoman said paramedics were called to a location on the Dawson Highway at 1.21pm. Paramedics transported a student to Gladstone Hospital in a stable condition suffering a laceration to the arm following a woodwork incident.
Initial reports indicated a 13-year-old student had cut their arm in a woodwork class.
“Paramedics transported one patient to Gladstone Hospital in a stable condition,” the Queensland Ambulance spokeswoman said.
On Tuesday afternoon, a Central Queensland Hospital and Health Service spokeswoman said the 13-year-old boy remained in hospital in a stable condition.
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UPDATE 4.20PM: The Department of Education says counselling and guidance support is being provided to staff and students affected by Wednesday afternoon’s incident at Glenmore State High School.
Rockhampton police were called to the school at North Rockhampton after a teacher was reportedly assaulted.
At 1.20pm, police crews conducted searches in the vicinity of the school after reports a teenage student had assaulted a teacher and fled with a group of children.
A Queensland Department of Education spokesman said the school was working with the Queensland Police Service regarding an alleged assault against a teacher on Wednesday.
Australian States On Watch for School Banking Programs Following ASIC’s Review
The Australian Securities and Investment Commission (ASIC) has said there is no solid evidence showing that school banking programs have helped children develop long-term saving habits.
In a report, released on Dec 15, ASIC said that its two-year review into school banking programs has demonstrated that school banking programs have exposed vulnerable young children to sophisticated marketing tactics and disguised the provider’s true intention.
“School banking program providers fail to effectively disclose that a strategic objective of these programs is customer acquisition,” the report said.
Victoria government took the lead in responding to the watchdog’s findings by announcing in November to ban the practice from 2021. NSW and Queensland have now indicated to be on watch for the provision of the programs following the release of the report.