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Gloriavale school closes temporarily pending abuse investigation: 1News

August 4, 2022: By Ryan Boswell | 1News | Gloriavale Christian School has been temporarily closed pending an investigation into allegations of abuse. The West Coast commune has been at the centre of accusations of sexual and physical abuse for decades, with police and Oranga Tamariki carrying out multiple investigations and laying several…

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Son of Gloriavale’s former school principal believes nature of community is tough: Tova O’Brien

June 1, 2022: By Tova O’Brien | Today Breakfast | Faithful Pilgrim’s son and former Gloriavale member, Zion, joined Tova on Wednesday morning. Zion’s father resigned in 2020 as principal of the Gloriavale school for failing to protect children in his care, and spoke about what this further resignation means to him and…

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Gloriavale: 2 senior leaders step down from roles: 1 News

May 31, 2022: By Ryan Boswell | 1News | Two senior leaders at the Christian commune of Gloriavale have stepped down from their roles. Fervent Stedfast has resigned from being a senior community leader, after he was accused of failing to handle employment matters during his time as Gloriavale’s financial controller. He had…

Articles, Education

Sanction of former Gloriavale school principal ‘a little soft’, trust says: RNZ

May 27, 2022: By Jean Edwards | RNZ | The trust supporting former members of the reclusive Gloriavale community is surprised the former Christian School principal has not been struck off the register for twice endorsing a teacher he knew had sexually assaulted a nine-year-old girl. Faithful Pilgrim has instead been suspended from…

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Former Gloriavale principal suspended from teaching for hiding assault: RNZ

May 27, 2022: RNZ | Morning Report | A former Gloriavale Christian School principal has been suspended from teaching for three months for twice endorsing a teacher he knew had sexually assaulted a nine-year-old girl. Faithful Pilgrim was sanctioned for serious misconduct by the Teachers Disciplinary Tribunal for commending Just Standfast as being…

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Gloriavale principal knew of sexual offending but allowed teacher to continue working: Stuff

May 26, 2022: By Joanne Naish | Stuff | The principal at the Gloriavale Christian School has been suspended for serious misconduct. A decision by the New Zealand Teachers’ Disciplinary Tribunal says Faithful Pilgrim was a teacher at the school for 45 years and was principal from 1995 to 2020. It found that…

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Gloriavale teacher’s practising certificate suspended for 3 months: 1News

May 26, 2022: By Ryan Boswell | 1News | A teacher at Gloriavale Christian School has had his practising certificate suspended for three months after endorsing a colleague he knew had sexually abused a child. Faithful Pilgrim was the principal of the school between 1995 and 2020. He has been a teacher for…

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Gloriavale principal kept quiet about teacher’s sexual abuse of 9yo girl: NZ Herald

May 26, 2022: by Dubby Henry | NZ Herald | The former principal of Gloriavale Christian School has been banned from leading a school for three years after failing to report a teacher’s sexual abuse of a 9-year-old girl. Faithful Pilgrim has admitted he “failed dismally as a principal” when he did not…

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Dr Liz Gordon: Former MP and educational researcher strongly pushes for change in Gloriavale Newstalk ZB

May 11, 2022: Newstalk ZB – Canterbury Mornings With John MacDonald – 11/05/2022 Dr Liz Gordon is a former MP and is currently an educational researcher. For 25 years she has been pushing for the closure of the school within Gloriavale, and to make public education possible for its residents. She spoke to…

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Gloriavale teacher convicted of assaulting children hopes to teach again: Stuff

January 14, 2022: By Joanne Naish | Stuff | A man working as a teacher at Gloriavale Christian Community who assaulted and verbally abused children in his care hopes to teach there again. Vigilant Standtrue, 39, pleaded guilty in the Greymouth District Court in November to three charges of assaulting three boys aged…

Gloriavale school closes temporarily pending abuse investigation: 1News

Son of Gloriavale’s former school principal believes nature of community is tough: Tova O’Brien

Gloriavale: 2 senior leaders step down from roles: 1 News

Sanction of former Gloriavale school principal ‘a little soft’, trust says: RNZ

Former Gloriavale principal suspended from teaching for hiding assault: RNZ

Gloriavale principal knew of sexual offending but allowed teacher to continue working: Stuff

Gloriavale teacher’s practising certificate suspended for 3 months: 1News

Gloriavale principal kept quiet about teacher’s sexual abuse of 9yo girl: NZ Herald

Dr Liz Gordon: Former MP and educational researcher strongly pushes for change in Gloriavale Newstalk ZB

Gloriavale teacher convicted of assaulting children hopes to teach again: Stuff

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