Work to protect members of the Gloriavale Christian community from exploitation and abuse could lose momentum with the end of an all-of-government response ends, ministers have been told.
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Controversial West Coast religious community Gloriavale has seen income slump as it grapples with legal challenges ranging from its school operations and.
It's a resounding fail for Gloriavale Christian school according to its latest ERO report card. The private school operates out of the secretive community on the West coast of the South Island about 60km east of Greymouth. Former leaders and members have been convicted of child abuse and the employment court recently ruled young people who worked long hours in extremely punishing conditions since they were children were in fact employees and not volunteers. Now according to the Education Review Office report, the school's list of failings is long and serious. Not all the school's managers have passed a fit and proper persons assessment. And ERO is not assured the health and safety of students is being sufficiently monitored. Almost 20% of the enrolled students are not turning up class. 25 students from a special class are supposidly being taught at home by their mothers, but they don't have home school exemptions. Older boys have a secondary teacher while girls of the s