The Education Ministry ordered schools to enrol 205 children last year because principals were digging their toes in and refusing to accept them. The Principals Federation has suggested defying such orders on the grounds that schools are not getting enough support for children who have been kicked out of other schools for violent behaviour. Principals have since told RNZ they are struggling with children from difficult backgrounds and it is nearly impossible to refuse a ministry directive to enrol them. Education correspondent John Gerritsen has the latest.