NT Principal charged over alleged assault of children
Yipirinya School principal Gavin Morris has reportedly been arrested and charged with aggravated assault, with police alleging he physically assaulted multiple children in 2023. WARNING: if this story has raised any concerns for you or someone you know please contact 13 YARN or Lifeline on 13 11 14
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00:00Considered a beacon of hope, this school and its future left on shaky ground after the
00:07arrest of its vocal principal Gavin Morris this morning.
00:11Police alleging the 46-year-old physically assaulted six children on multiple separate
00:17occasions in 2023.
00:18It's a shock and again, you know, it's a matter before with the police.
00:24My concern first and foremost is always with the children of Ypirrinya School.
00:28They're the most vulnerable in our community.
00:31Police say the victims were aged between 8 and 13 at the time of the assaults in 2023.
00:38I don't have the full details around why he's been arrested and that matter now obviously
00:44if he's been charged will be ones that we'll monitor closely.
00:47Dr Morris has frequently appeared in the media discussing youth issues since being appointed
00:53to the role in 2021, with his position further elevated after being elected to the Alice
00:58Springs Town Council the following year.
01:01I'm not across the details or the code of conduct for elected members of council but
01:06what's very clear is that there's some serious allegations have been made and the police
01:10will investigate.
01:11The future of the school's leadership and the impact this will have on students remains
01:16uncertain.
01:17Both Ypirrinya School and the Alice Springs Town Council have declined to comment while
01:23police continue to investigate.