Surge in school student stand-downs a concerning education issue

Surge in school student stand-downs a concerning education issue
Students are being stood down from school more often. (Image: NZME)
Cameron Bagrie
Students are being stood down from school more often, for up to five days. It’s like being suspended. Is it an effective intervention, allowing a cooling-off period, or becoming a fall-back option for schools? I’m not sure we really know.Readers may have noticed I have a bee in my bonnet about education. It’s at the epicentre of where the economy is going to be in 30 years. We are in trouble.I’ve written about school attendance and about the pending hit to productivity because of declining achievement which the OECD poin...

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