http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/education/2814572/Violence-blamed-on-removal-of-corporal-punishment NZPA Last updated 11:18 29/08/2009 A big increase in the number of primary school children suspended for violent acts is being blamed on the removal of corporal punishment in schools. Figures from the Ministry of Education show a 88 per cent increase in suspensions of eight-year-olds from 2000 to…
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School Bullying Expected Outcome of Social Agenda
MEDIA RELEASE 16 March 2009 School Bullying Expected Outcome of Social Agenda Family First NZ says that concerns about school bullying are a simple result of the culture we have experimented with, which includes children’s rights, media standards, undermining the role of parents, and removing consequences. “Why are we surprised…
Bullies turn to hi-tech torment
http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/education/2264207/Bullies-turn-to-hi-tech-torment Cellphones and the internet now mean bullied school pupils often get “no respite”, the children’s commissioner says. “While parents may have been on the receiving end of a small group of bullies in their days at school, their children are potentially exposed to hundreds or thousands of bullies via…
Boy coaxed down from school roof
http://www.stuff.co.nz/4860768a11.html Boy coaxed down from school roof JARED MORGAN – The Southland Times | Thursday, 26 February 2009 Police negotiators were needed to coax a bullied 10-year-old boy down from a Southland school rooftop after he threatened to jump yesterday. The threats by the boy to jump from the single-storey school building sparked…
Broadcaster ‘disgusted’ with school after bullying
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10549045 Broadcaster ‘disgusted’ with school after bullying 4:00AM Saturday Dec 20, 2008 By Vaimoana Tapaleao Kate Hawkesby says deciding to remove her sons from Victoria Avenue School was a no-brainer. Photo / Supplied Broadcaster Kate Hawkesby has pulled her two children out of their Remuera primary school after its handling…