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Gloriavale teacher pleads guilty to assaulting children: Stuff

November 23, 2021: By Joanne Naish | Stuff | A man working as an unregistered teacher at Gloriavale Christian Community assaulted and verbally abused children in his care Vigilant Standtrue, 39, pleaded guilty in the Greymouth District Court last week to three representative charges of assaulting three boys aged between 9 and 11.…

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Covid 19 Delta outbreak: Gloriavale teachers get vaccine shots: NZ Herald

November 20, 2021: By Laura Mills | Star News | Additional Reporting by Dubby Henry NZ Herald Gloriavale Christian Community school teachers have joined the community’s midwives and accepted their Covid vaccinations. Under the Government mandate, the teachers would have had to have been stood down yesterday if they were not vaccinated. Gloriavale…

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Gloriavale teachers and midwives get first dose of Covid-19 vaccine:

November 17, 2021: By Joanne Naish – Stuff Teachers and midwives at Gloriavale Christian Community have been vaccinated against Covid-19. The move came as the leaders of the church, which was traditionally against vaccinations, began to actively encourage their members to get vaccinated. The community of between 500 and 600 people at Lake…

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Gloriavale Christian community faces education conundrum over anti-vaccine stance: NZ Herald

November 4, 2021: By Georgia O’Connor-Harding – NZ Herald – 04/11/2021 Christian community Gloriavale will likely be forced to turn its back on its long-held anti-vaccine beliefs. A source close to the community has said it is understood they are considering asking the Government for an exemption for the vaccine mandate for its…

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‘The Lord is helping me’: Gloriavale teacher facing assault charges declines having lawyer: Stuff

October 20, 2021: By Joanne Naish | Stuff | A Gloriavale teacher accused of allegedly assaulting four children has once again declined to have a lawyer representing him saying “the Lord is helping me”. Vigilant Standtrue, 39, appeared in the Greymouth District Court on Wednesday on seven charges of assaulting children between 9…

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Young Gloriavale leavers face another hurdle – in education: Stuff

September 17, 2021: By Esther Ashby-Coventry – Stuff – 17/09/2021 Some schools are being provided with extra Ministry of Education support to resettle former Gloriavale students into their new classes. Timaru-based Gloriavale Leavers’ Support Trust manager Liz Gregory said she was familiar with the difficulties of children, who have left the religious West…

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Gloriavale teacher on child assault charges declines legal representation: Stuff

September 15, 2021: By Joanne Naish | Stuff | A Gloriavale teacher accused of assaulting four children aged between 9 and 11 has not yet pleaded to the charges. Vigilant Standtrue, 39, appeared in the Greymouth District Court on Wednesday on seven charges of assaulting children. Judge Gerard Lynch asked Standtrue if he…

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Gloriavale teacher allegedly assaulted four children aged 9 to 11: Stuff

August 17, 2021: By Joanne Naish | Stuff | A Gloriavale teacher has been charged after allegedly assaulting four children in as many years. Vigilant Standtrue is facing seven charges of assaulting children. He made his first appearance in the Greymouth District Court on August 11 and did not seek name suppression. The…

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Police, Oranga Tamariki and Ministry of Education investigating Gloriavale School: Stuff

August 11, 2021: By Joanne Naish | Stuff | The school at the West Coast’s Gloriavale Christian Community is at the centre of an investigation into child safety. Police, Oranga Tamariki and the Ministry of Education are investigating allegations students have been mistreated. It is understood some staff have been stood down at…

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Gloriavale School focus of police investigation into Christian community: NZ Herald

August 11, 2021: By Devon Bolger | NZ Herald | A police inquiry into physical and sexual abuse at Gloriavale is now focusing on the on-site school. The Ministry of Education and Oranga Tamariki have confirmed an investigation is under way. A spokesperson for the ministry said they are in contact with the…

Gloriavale teacher pleads guilty to assaulting children: Stuff

Covid 19 Delta outbreak: Gloriavale teachers get vaccine shots: NZ Herald

Gloriavale teachers and midwives get first dose of Covid-19 vaccine:

Gloriavale Christian community faces education conundrum over anti-vaccine stance: NZ Herald

‘The Lord is helping me’: Gloriavale teacher facing assault charges declines having lawyer: Stuff

Young Gloriavale leavers face another hurdle – in education: Stuff

Gloriavale teacher on child assault charges declines legal representation: Stuff

Gloriavale teacher allegedly assaulted four children aged 9 to 11: Stuff

Police, Oranga Tamariki and Ministry of Education investigating Gloriavale School: Stuff

Gloriavale School focus of police investigation into Christian community: NZ Herald

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