Schools chaplaincy provider bans cohabitation and ‘sexually intrusive’ behaviour in staff’s private life

Exclusive: whistleblower says code of Schools Ministry Group, Australia's second biggest provider, could discriminate against workers

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Australia's second biggest schools chaplaincy provider imposes a code that discriminates against staff based on relationship status and sexual conduct, a whistleblower has alleged.

Caragh Larsen, a former Schools Ministry Group chaplain at two Adelaide public primary schools, said the code banning cohabitation" and sexually intrusive" behaviour left unmarried and LGBTQ+ staff vulnerable.