NSW school investigated after nine-year-old students send child refugee petition

A NSW public school is under investigation after politicians received a petition from its "heartbroken" nine-year-old students calling for an end to keeping child refugees in detention, according to the Daily Telegraph.

Students from Helensburgh Public School's year three class sent drawings printed on school letterhead saying they were "heartbroken" after hearing about "trapped" children living in "detention-like conditions" in offshore centres like Nauru. They added that Turnbull's immigration policies were "cruel" before signing off the letter "Friends of Children in Detention", even though there are currently no children living in offshore detention centres in Australia. NSW's Department of Education confirmed that it is investigating possible involvement by staff. 

“There are more than one hundred children on Nauru, who are living in detention-like conditions, trapped, with no hope for a better life,” the letter from Class 3L states.

“There are more than 300 children in community detention in Australia, with no certainty and little hope.”

Helensburgh's principal, Chris Connor has allegiances with the Labor party as former deputy mayor and current Sydney Councillor.

The Department of Education has called the petition "totally inappropriate" and said they will take "appropriate disciplinary action" after a full investigation in to the matter.