Former Principal's Job in Jeopardy over Abuse Scandal

By Stuart Cumming
Queensland Times
March 6, 2014

http://www.qt.com.au/news/former-toowoomba-catholic-school-principal-terence/2191981/

FORMER Toowoomba Catholic school principal Terence Hayes' job is in jeopardy as his bosses await findings from the Royal Commission into sex abuse.

Mr Hayes last month told the commission he had not referred information to police about teacher Gerard Vincent Byrnes, who raped and assaulted 13 children at a Toowoomba Catholic primary school.

A spokesman for Catholic Education in the Archdiocese of Brisbane yesterday confirmed Hayes was on leave from his position as a Year 7 teacher at St Eugene Catholic College in Burpengary.

He said Catholic Education would be in a position to determine Mr Hayes' employment future once an interim report by the commission was released.

The spokesman expected that would be in the next month.