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Chris Abercrombie: PPTA President on the increasing rates of student stand downs

Published: April 1, 2024, 7:08 p.m.

There\u2019s rising concerns new school stand down figures are a symptom of a report on classroom behaviour.\xa0

New Education Ministry data shows around 22,000 stand downs last year, up from 18,600 in 2022, higher than pre-pandemic figures.\xa0

It comes after a new report last week found disruptive classroom behaviour has worsened in the last two years.\xa0

PPTA President Chris Abercrombie told Mike Hosking that schools tend to use stand downs as a last resort.\xa0

He says unfortunately sometimes it's the only way for schools to get extra support, triggering certain things in the ministry to route support.\xa0

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