Department of the Legislative Assembly, Northern Territory Government

Mr MILLS - 2008-06-10

We have received information that numerous children have been suspended from Casuarina Senior College for gang-related activity. Can you state how many suspensions have been made at that school, and the reasons that these suspensions have been made?

ANSWER

Madam Speaker, I thank the Leader of the Opposition for his question. In relation to some of the suspensions at Casuarina Senior College, I cannot go into too much detail, but there are a number of investigations occurring there. Some of them are related to a number of bomb threats at the school. However, at this stage, Leader of the Opposition, I cannot go into details because some of those suspensions are actually transferred across to other detailed investigations. If you want a brief at some stage, we can arrange that ...

Mr Mills: How many though?

Ms SCRYMGOUR: There have been a number of bomb threats at Casuarina Senior College and the police are investigating the sources of where these threats are coming in.
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