THE families of two boys are fighting their expulsion from Peninsula Grammar for allegedly hacking into a computer at an unnamed Mornington Peninsula gym and logging into a porn site to film the receptionist’s reaction. The year 10 students are being asked to leave the school, but the families say they have been denied procedural fairness. The school has told parents that the incident, which took place on 12 April, should not be excused, with many in the community agreeing.
Meanwhile, the board of Peninsula Grammar has appointed Leendra Turner to replace Stuart Johnston. Turner, a 30-year teaching veteran, is the school’s fifth principal and only the second female principal within the nine Associated Grammar Schools of Victoria (AGSV) independent schools.
Johnston, who announced his retirement last year, had been principal at Peninsula Grammar since January 2012. Before that he was principal at South School, Trinity College, in Adelaide for six years. The board at peninsula vetted applications from across Australia.
Turner began her teaching career at Caulfield Grammar where she became head of the senior school.
She then served as deputy principal and head of senior school at Firbank Grammar, Brighton. The board described her as having “significant acting principal experience in schools that emphasised wholistic education across sport, music, and academic achievement”.
First published in the Mornington News – 28th May 2024
