{"id":6479,"date":"2016-02-16T03:46:30","date_gmt":"2016-02-16T03:46:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/onepathnetwork.com\/?p=6479"},"modified":"2021-07-17T13:53:08","modified_gmt":"2021-07-17T13:53:08","slug":"save-our-school","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/onepathnetwork.com\/au\/news\/save-our-school\/","title":{"rendered":"Save Our School"},"content":{"rendered":"<amp-jwplayer layout=\"flex-item\" height=\"600\" data-player-id=\"bKajWAhe\" width=\"700\" data-media-id=\"rLmCGMtE\" class=\"wp-block-amp-amp-jwplayer\"><\/amp-jwplayer>\n<div style=\"display: block; position: relative; max-width: 100%;\">\n\n<\/div>\n\n<div>The Federal Government has decided to cease funding of up to $19 Million to Australia\u2019s biggest Islamic School \u201cMalek Fahd&#8221; in Greenacre Sydney.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>The decision comes after an audit report from the Department of Education that suggested the school \u201cDoes not have sufficient or effective government arrangements in place\u201d to be running.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\u00a0The audit paid particular notice to the school\u2019s:<\/div>\n<ul>\n\t<li>Lack of financial accountability;<\/li>\n\t<li>Lack of adequately qualified board members;<\/li>\n\t<li>Evidence that money is not being used for education only;<\/li>\n\t<li>And Its lack of transparency.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>The audit mentions there is \u201cno evidence that Malek Fahd Islamic School\u00a0has an education, finance or advisory committee&#8221;.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Axing in funding, said to take place in April this year, now threatens the closure of the school.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Parents and concerned community members have now come together forming a temporary committee to<\/div>\n<div>not only take a stance against this decision, but to also expel corruption from the existing school board, which is largely controlled by AFIC (The Australian Federation of Islamic Councils).<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>A meeting held <span class=\"aBn\" tabindex=\"0\" data-term=\"goog_278061989\"><span class=\"aQJ\">on Monday<\/span><\/span> by the committee indicated that their ultimate goal was to save the school from closure.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>They have called for the implementation of a new school board, completely independent from AFIC, also asking them to cease any direct involvement in the school&#8217;s operation.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>The committee has promised to democratically elect a new board of qualified individuals who will abide by the government\u2019s standards to ensure transparency on the future governance of the school and all of its financials.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>They have urged the government to reconsider reinstating funding to ensure the delivery of education to more than \u00a02400 of the school&#8217;s students.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>They have also called upon political leaders, students, ex students, parents and the wider community for their extended support.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Children should never suffer due to the wrong doings of adults <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/KeepTheSchoolsOpen?src=hash\">#KeepTheSchoolsOpen<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TurnbullMalcolm\">@TurnbullMalcolm<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/cpyne\">@cpyne<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PiccoliMp\">@PiccoliMp<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jihaddibmp\">@jihaddibmp<\/a><\/p>\n\u2014 Sonny Bill Williams (@SonnyBWilliams) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SonnyBWilliams\/status\/699325058817224704\">February 15, 2016<\/a><\/blockquote>\n<script src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Federal Government has decided to cease funding of up to $19 Million to Australia\u2019s biggest Islamic School \u201cMalek Fahd&#8221; in Greenacre Sydney. 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