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Wednesday, 28 April 2021, 4:54 pm
As commentary in the media ramps up about schools
excluding students who display extreme behaviours, Perry
Rush, President of the New Zealand Principals’ Federation
has again expressed the views of the
Federation. Let’s be clear, he said. School
principals support the inclusion policy and believe every
child has the right to an education for which they are best
suited. It becomes difficult, when schools are
directed to enrol students with extreme behaviours when
either the school is unsuitable or the support is
inadequate, he said.
Not every school is physically
suitable to accommodate every child’s learning. Some young
Press Release – New Zealand Principals Federation As commentary in the media ramps up about schools excluding students who display extreme behaviours, Perry Rush, President of the New Zealand Principals Federation has again expressed the views of the Federation. “Lets be clear,” he …
As commentary in the media ramps up about schools excluding students who display extreme behaviours, Perry Rush, President of the New Zealand Principals’ Federation has again expressed the views of the Federation.
“Let’s be clear,” he said. “School principals support the inclusion policy and believe every child has the right to an education for which they are best suited.”
Bowen had sold the family home to offset costs and wife Loren has been unemployed since July. On an essential skills work visa, he said he was supporting his family in South Africa and himself. “They are taking enormous strain. They are heartbroken.” Immigration New Zealand (INZ) said 49,984 people hold an essential skills visa – 890 of them are education professionals. But the visas of about 145 education professionals will expire on or before December 31, 2021. “An individual who wants to remain in New Zealand beyond the date of expiry of their current visa needs to apply for a new visa,” a spokeswoman said.
Mould discovery at Hutt Valley HS not surprising , says Principals Federation, as school plans return to remote learning
13 Apr, 2021 09:28 PM
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The Principals Federation said they believed there had been warning bells at Hutt Valley High School. Photo / Supplied
The Principals Federation said they believed there had been warning bells at Hutt Valley High School. Photo / Supplied
NZ Herald
By: Jack Crossland, Sophie Trigger
A forced return to remote learning for a Lower Hutt high school after the discovery of mould last month is not surprising , says the New Zealand Principals Federation president.
Eight teaching spaces at Hutt Valley High School were isolated on March 25 after unsafe levels of mould were identified in a block of classrooms.