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Mystery Surrounds Adults Who Led Schoolboy Protest Against Removal of Muslim Support Worker

The NSW education minister has called the protest ‘unacceptable.’
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Mystery Surrounds Adults Who Led Schoolboy Protest Against Removal of Muslim Support Worker
A "Welcome Back to School" banner hangs on the fence as students in years 2 to 11 return to school at Fairvale High School in Sydney, Australia, Oct. 25, 2021. AAP Image/Bianca De Marchi
Crystal-Rose Jones
Crystal-Rose Jones
2/27/2025|Updated: 2/27/2025
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A man leads a chorus of young schoolboys in chants of “free Palestine” and “from the river to the sea,” while another, claiming to be a parent and teacher, uses his megaphone to call for authorities to listen to the wants of the students.

The chants were loudly proclaimed alongside cries of “Allahu Akbar” when schoolboys and some adults at Sydney’s Granville Boys High School protested the education department’s decision to temporarily instruct support worker, Sheikh Wesam Charkawi, to work from home.
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Crystal-Rose Jones is a reporter based in Australia. She previously worked at News Corp for 16 years as a senior journalist and editor.
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