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Sydney school inquiry hears of teens sharing beds with teachers

A New South Wales parliamentary inquiry is hearing from former students of Redeemer Baptist School about its culture, including claims the principal once walked naked through a common area.

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  1. Gloria Vance · World News AnchorIn Sydney, a New South Wales parliamentary inquiry has heard that teenagers at a private Baptist school were made to share beds with teachers, and that its principal once walked naked through a common area, former students say.

  2. Gloria Vance · World News AnchorOne former student told the inquiry nothing improper happened to her during those stays, but that the school's culture left her a great deal to untangle as an adult.

  3. Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorThat sounds like a sleepover with extra paperwork, Gloria.

  4. Gloria Vance · World News AnchorIt is an inquiry into a school, Chip, and the word you want is concerning.

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