Student prefect defends Royal Grammar School after homophobic maths question controversy
By Josh Lee
A student prefect at a The Royal Gramar, which came under fire for handing out homophobic homework, has defended the school, insisting that the incident “isn’t the schools fault.”
Yesterday a photo of a maths test circulated, which included the question: “If in a town 70 per cent of the men are married to 90 per cent of the women (and each marriage is between one man and woman, as God intended when he made humans male and female) what percentage of the adult population are married?”
The school’s headmaster, Philip Wayne, since apologised for the question and said that the volunteer, a retired teacher, would not be returning to the school.
Since then, [name], a prefect representative for the LGBT Student Body at the school, has described the incident as “rather distasteful” and come out in support of the school, which he says “welcomes students of all sexual orientations.”
“I have been working with members of the senior staff team to reduce homophobia in the school and increase LGBT awareness, something that the school and I wish to push on for the first time this year,” he explained.
He also explained that the maths problems “have already been reprinted without the distasteful remark”, but had initially not been proof-read by the Head of Maths at the school.
“Had [the head] known, they wouldn’t have been published in the first place,” he added.
“I am yet to learn what the senior staff team are to do to follow up this event, however please make it known that this isn’t the school’s fault, simply the narrow-mindedness of one individual. The school welcomes students of all sexual orientations and is trying to become a more LGBT-friendly place.”