If the year 9 students at Parade College ran the country,
Australians would be healthier, greener, more generous and receive
harsher punishments for violent crime.
Led by teacher Vanessa Fox, students in the defining law elective
class held their own election on August 28 at the college’s Preston
campus after shaping their own issue-based political parties.
Four parties emerged from the class of 17 – Healthy Living, The
Legend of Poverty, Locked Up and the Environmental Conservatives.
The Locked Up party advocated for harsher penalties for violent
crime, while the Environmental Conservatives party was committed to
eliminating greenhouse gas emissions and tackling climate change.
The Legend of Poverty party wanted to “make poverty a myth”. The
Healthy Living party won with its policies on making healthier food more
readily available.
The students presented their policies before Victorian Electoral
Commission community education officer and engagement officer Danijela
Spoljaric.
