Headmaster at troubled $19,000-a-year Melbourne boys school writes ominous letter to parents warning about an upcoming ABC exposé
- Melbourne's St Kevin College will appear in an ABC expose due to air next week
- Headmaster Stephen Russell warned parents about the broadcast in a dire letter
- He did not say what it was about but said he was seeking 'professional advice'
The headmaster of an elite Melbourne private boys school has penned a dire letter to parents warning the college would feature in an ABC exposé.
St Kevin's College headmaster Stephen F. Russell told parents on Monday that the school will appear in an episode of Four Corners expected to air next week.
Mr Russell's note did not reveal what the broadcast concerns but said he had sought 'professional advice'.
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Elite Melbourne private boys school St Kevin's College (pictured) will feature in an episode of Four Corners next week
'Dear parents and guardians,' the letter provided to 3AW begins.
'We are aware that St Kevin's College will be featured in a program by the ABC Four Corners. It is likely to air on 17 February.
'We felt it was important to inform our parents of this program.'
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'We are currently seeking professional advice and will be in a better position to respond and communicate with you again, once we see the actual program.'
The leader of the $19,000-a-year prestigious Catholic school then promised children would be provided with 'support' in the aftermath of the television report.
'Our students will be supported and spoken to on the day after the program in age-appropriate addresses and assemblies,' he continued.
Headmaster Stephen F. Russell said he is receiving 'professional advice' in a letter sent to parents warning of an ABC expose due to air on February 17
'It would be inappropriate to make further comment until then. In the meantime, please be assured that, as always, the care of our students is our first priority.'
Last October, St Kevin's College was plunged into controversy after a video surfaced of students singing a sexist chant on a train.
The school responded by immediately suspending students involved, but a second video came to light days later of students performing another x-rated rap.
The mass outrage drew a former pupil out of the shadows who spoke out against the 'misogynistic culture' he believed was entrenched within the all-boys school.
Founded in 1918, St Kevin's College Toorak is a leading Catholic boys school based in Melbourne's most expensive suburb, Toorak.
Daily Mail Australia has contacted St Kevin's College for comment.
Dressed in their school's striped blazers, students on the tram chanted (pictured): 'I wish that all the ladies, were holes in the road... And if I was a dump truck, I'd fill them with my load.'
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