LABOR GOVERNMENT BREAKS COMPUTERS PROMISE TO STUDENTS IN BEROWRA ELECTORATE
The Member for Berowra, Philip Ruddock said today that the Rudd Government has broken its promise to provide every upper secondary student with their own computer.
“The Rudd Government had yesterday admitted that the neediest schools would only get a ratio of one computer for every two students at best. Mr Rudd promised students and parents that every student in Years 9-12 would get their very own computer and he’s already broken that promise,” Mr Ruddock said.
“The Federal Government has deceived local parents and students who thought they would be getting their very own computer. The Government can’t deliver on their promise to bring petrol prices or grocery prices down and now they can’t deliver on their promise to give every student a computer,” Philip Ruddock said.
Six months after the election, the Rudd Government still had not worked out who would pick up the tab for all the extra costs of the computers such as re-wiring, power, software, security, installation and teacher training.
“I am very worried that it is going to hit individual schools in the electorate of Berowra that will have to pay for these costs and eventually parents through higher school fees,” Philip Ruddock said.
“The Federal Government’s so-called digital revolution was clearly created as an election campaign slogan designed to live only until Election Day with no thought as to how it would work in reality.”