1. Rape joke chants’: Hale alumnus details ‘misogynist’ attitudes of classmates. A graduate of an exclusive private boys’ school in Perth, brought into the spotlight on the back of historic allegations against AG Christian Porter' watoday.com.au/national/weste…
2. Students at the school espoused “alarming” attitudes towards women. The prestigious Hale School, in the inner western Perth suburb of Wembley Downs, is the oldest private boys’ school in WA & has educated many prominent West Australians.
3. Mr Porter was representing the school at a debating competition in 1988, which was central to a rape allegation he strenuously denies.
Hale counts Lang Hancock, his business partner Peter Wright, Andrew ‘Twiggy’ Forrest, VC recipient Ben Roberts-Smith as alumni.
Hale counts Lang Hancock, his business partner Peter Wright, Andrew ‘Twiggy’ Forrest, VC recipient Ben Roberts-Smith as alumni.
4. Pash Tzaikos, who attended Hale from 2009-2013, told WAtoday he encountered a toxic culture of misogynistic behaviour during his time at the school. He said students would chant what they considered “rape jokes” on the school bus. The 25-year-old urban planner said
5. said students sent inappropriate photos & content to each other via texts & Bluetooth & treated female staff with little respect compared to men in leadership roles.
“I’m not going to lie, I engaged in these things, you felt entitled,” he said.
“I’m not going to lie, I engaged in these things, you felt entitled,” he said.
6. You know these things are wrong, but they will get you standing & social clout amongst the lads. Looking back on it, how did I ever think that that was OK?
“Some of us have grown out of it but I’m just not too sure all Hale boys have.”
“Some of us have grown out of it but I’m just not too sure all Hale boys have.”
7. Mr Tzaikos is calling on the Dean Dell’Oro, headmaster since 2017, to take action on consent education & rape culture. “We need to stop waiting around for women to fix this problem, it’s a male issue, it’s about men having a horrible, misogynistic culture and raping women"
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