Category: Oversight & Abuse
Concerns about accountability in Waldorf schools, covering reports of mistreatment, limited oversight, and lack of transparency with spiritual teachings, which can leave parents feeling misled about the school’s approach.
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Sex Abuse Cases: Waldorf School Suspends Teacher
Translated by Tom Mellett Colleagues and parents are shocked by the allegations against the teacher. The investigation of other perpetrators continues. A former student of the accused speaks out. The reaction of school administrators, pupils and teachers at the [Berlin] Waldorf School in the “Märkisch” [Brandenburg] district on Saturday was disbelief at the news that…
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Child Abuse Suspected at a Waldorf School
Peter Tiede, Tagesspiegel, translated By Tom Mellett Potsdam — In a Brandenburg facility for the care of youth, childrenfrom Berlin and Brandenburg are alleged to have been physically abusedand humiliated by the woman in charge of pedagogy. This is reported bythe RBB magazine “Cleartext.” Both the Ministry of Education and the public prosecutor’s officeconfirmed yesterday…
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English Summary of Peter Bierl’s “Pädagogik der runden Ecken”
Discover the various criticisms of Waldorf education in Germany by Peter Staudenmaier, addressing rejection of certain activities and ethnocentric content.
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Report on Investigation into Resident Care and Management Practices at Wandin Springs
OCR re-coding of report obtained through the Freedom of Information act. Original pagination indicated [thus]. Report compiled by the Investigators appointed by the Director General, Community Services Victoria. January 1992 INTRODUCTION BACKGROUND Wandin Springs Private Training Centre (hereinafter referred to- as “Wandin Springs”) is registered as a residential and a non-residential service under Section 23 of…