A group of parents from Brisbane's Citipointe Christian College is calling for the principal of the school to step down.
The school had asked families to sign an enrolment contract demanding the denouncement of homosexuality and that students subscribe to traditional gender roles.
In a letter released this morning, a group of 23 parents known as 'The Concerned Parents of Citipointe' referred to the saga that followed as "a catastrophe".
The group is calling upon Pastor Brian Mulheran to "do the honourable thing", and step down from his position as college principal.
The parents group said Mr Mulheran stigmatised "a vulnerable minority, and in doing so caused hurt and distress that has rippled out through the wider community and even around the world".
The group is also asking the governing board of the school who "oversaw the appointment of [Mr] Mulheran and the development of the amended enrolment contract", to step away from the school.
"We also call upon religious, political and bureaucratic leadership to exercise the full extent of their powers in this matter," the letter said.
"Only then can we — the Citipointe community — begin the process of healing, restoration, and education.
The school has been contacted for comment.
Queensland Education Minister Grace Grace referred Citipointe to the Non-State Schools Accreditation Board on Tuesday over the contract, which was withdrawn yesterday.
In a letter to families yesterday explaining the withdrawal of the enrolment contract, Mr Mulheran said "moving forward, the college will enter into a respectful dialogue with the college community regarding any further amendments to the enrolment contract pertaining to our Christian ethos".
'Whole thing's been perplexing'
Citipointe College parent Ben Myers has four children at the school, and a fifth who had already graduated.
Mr Myers said it was a "relief" the contract had been withdrawn but was quick to point out it did not mean the situation never happened.
"The whole thing's been perplexing," Mr Myers said.
"We are left with a school that has been radically changed, in the past few days the reputation of the school has been severely damaged, [and] the way children feel about the school has been radically changed.
"How are we going to pick up the pieces of this and rebuild some sense of community in this school?"
In addition to the content of the contract, Mr Myers said he was struck by the timing and tone of the document.
One clause of the contract stated the college had the right to "exclude a student from the college" should they not adhere to the "doctrinal precepts including those as to biological sex".
For a long-term parent like Mr Myers, the whole situation could be simplified: "If it is not broken, don't fix it."
