Monday, July 23, 2012

Exclusions hit Maori, Pasifika boys | Stuff.co.nz

URL: Exclusions hit Maori, Pasifika boys | Stuff.co.nz
A Ministry of Education report on expulsion and suspension rates shows the group is the worst affected, despite student-removal numbers being the lowest in 12 years. The report found schools across the country expelled more Pasifika students than any other group, stood down more Maori students than any other group, and suspended a total 3748 students last year. It found the most prevalent reasons for expulsion and exclusion were drugs, continual disobedience ...