This is unbelievable: But the board’s investigation of the allegations found no evidence the teacher’s actions outside school affected his ability to teach. http://www.stuff.co.nz/4739970a11.html Spurned dad on assault charges By LEIGH Van Der STOEP – Sunday Star Times | Sunday, 26 October 2008 A father has been charged with assaulting…
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Concerned teachers seek police help
Perhaps schools are the wrong place for these children. http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10535486&ref=emailfriend Concerned teachers seek police help 4:00AM Friday Oct 03, 2008 By Martha McKenzie-Minifie Teachers are asking for more help from police to handle students who act up in class, as they abandon a suggestion to establish “timeout rooms” in high…
$5.5m ACC payouts for injuries to teachers
Now we have it, Schools are about “crowd control’ http://www.stuff.co.nz/4700799a11.html $5.5m ACC payouts for injuries to teachers By JOHN HARTEVELT – The Press | Monday, 22 September 2008 Millions of dollars are being spent treating teachers hurt in the classroom. One principal believes the payouts reflect a job more akin…
By day a teacher … by night a prostitute
Another reason for Home Educating our children: http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10533330 By day a teacher … by night a prostitute 4:00AM Sunday Sep 21, 2008 Rachel Grunwell Photo / Herald on Sunday An Auckland primary school teacher is moonlighting as a prostitute, throwing her school bosses into a quandary over her future. The…
Home schoolers swap teaching tips
http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/4633178a7694.html Home schoolers swap teaching tips By JOHN HARTEVELT – The Press | Monday, 28 July 2008 Parents who home school their students compared notes on a surge in their number at a gathering in Christchurch at the weekend. Home schoolers from Christchurch and around the country met in Bishopdale…