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Aug 26, 2026
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Aug 3, 2026
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  1. Article · Aug 26, 2026 · Josie Taylor

    Teaching watchdog suspends 'bohemian' Melbourne schoolteacher (opens the original)

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    The Victorian Institute of Teaching has suspended 82-year-old Order of Australia member Faye Berryman from teaching on an interim basis. Ms Berryman and her husband established the Fitzroy Community School, which is under investigation by Victoria Police, regulators and a private consultant. The ABC understands two other FCS teachers with allegations against them have been "placed on leave" by the school. The Victorian teaching watchdog has suspended Fitzroy Community School (FCS) co-founder Fay

  2. Article · Aug 4, 2026 · Josie Taylor

    Alternative school's founding family banned from senior roles (opens the original)

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    The founder and two other senior staff members of an alternative Melbourne school have been found unfit to hold a position of authority in the Victorian education system following an investigation by regulators into child safety and governance concerns. Warning: This story contains descriptions of alleged child sexual abuse. Fitzroy Community School, which was started in 1976, has been investigated three times in recent years by the Victorian Registration and Qualifications Authority (VRQA). A s

  3. Article · Aug 3, 2026 · Josie Taylor

    'Bohemian' school appoints investigator amid sexual assault allegations (opens the original)

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    Sisters Kirsten and Gretel were four and seven years old when they were introduced to the charismatic founders of the Fitzroy Community School (FCS), married couple Faye Berryman and Philip O'Carroll. The couple was trying to create an alternative "oasis" that allowed children to escape the constraints of mainstream education in favour of free expression. Warning: This story contains descriptions of alleged child sexual abuse. Fifty years later, the sisters are among six women who have spoken to

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