The New Zealand Principals’ Federation (NZPF) has
recently drawn attention to the plight of schools dealing
with young people in schools displaying violent behaviour
and placing other students at risk.
"This is not a new
phenomenon," said NZPF President, Perry Rush. "There is a
growing number of young people in our schools displaying
severely violent behaviour and we have been seeking
appropriate assistance to keep these young people in
education for many years."
"We recognize that these
young people require appropriate expert support that schools
are not appropriately resourced to undertake, despite having
presented the Ministry with alternative models that have