The Chaplain  Sunday 10 December 2006 7:10AM  The Howard
government is making federal funds available for schools to
employ chaplains. The aim is to provide pastoral care for
students, and to enhance the teaching of "values" in education.
But what kind of values does a chaplain represent? And why are
some schools set against the idea?    Reporter: The Prime
Minister's decision to provide $90-million to put chaplains into
the nation's schools has drawn criticism from some teachers and
parts of the Labor Party...  Julie Bishop: Chaplains are already
making a valuable contribution to the wellbeing of school
communities across Australia - but not all schools, and
certainly not in all states are these services available. So the
Australian government's responding to the call...  George Pell:
The pressures on young people today are very, very considerable.
For chaplains, people who have a gift for working with young
people, they really are able to help them when they're confused,
or under pressure, or depressed...