hekia_parata_5734e1dd4a.jpg Education Minister Hekia Parata said in August that student stand-downs, suspensions and exclusions were are their lowest level in 16 years. Photo: FileStudents with special education needs are "grossly over-represented" among students who are being informally removed from schools, a new report by YouthLaw Aotearoa says. Education Minister Hekia Parata said in August that student stand-downs, suspensions and exclusions were are their lowest level in 16 years. She says there has been a dramatic rise in the caseload related to informal removals since 2013. The report is not claiming to be quantitative and Ms Walsh says better research is needed to monitor informal removals.

Source: Otago Daily Times October 16, 2016 21:22 UTC