OPPOSITION Leader Zed Seselja will today seek to amend the Discrimination Act to allow businesses that choose not to serve
wagging students to do so without fear of legal action.

“Last year, the Lanyon High School Principal tried to stop wagging by asking local shop keepers not to serve students during school hours,” Seselja said.
“ACT Labor, together with the Human Rights Commissioner, branded this as discrimination, effectively creating a ‘right to wag’. We should be doing everything we can to ensure students get a proper education, not threatening legal action against shopkeepers who work with school communities to try to dissuade wagging.
“Our amendments to this Bill will not force shop owners to refuse service to students during school hours, but will remove the threat of legal action if they do.”