A Christian group has been banned from ACT schools while allegations about its practices are investigated by the Education Department.
Focus on the Family has been accused of vilifying homosexuality, and preaching religion to students without parental consent.
A spokesman for Education Minister Andrew Barr says the government launched the investigation after a complaint made by a parent at a Canberra high school.
The spokesman says the group had also run programs in five other schools, although no other complaints have been made.
The Australian Christian Lobby has attacked the investigation saying there is a place for a values-based program in schools, which covers issues like marriage and abstinence, as well as the dangers of pornography.
Ah yes, those traditional dangers of pornography and homosexuality.
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