Ministry to release Miramar school seclusion room investigation reportRNZ School's use of 'time out' room 'wrong', minister saysEducation Minister Hekia Parata says she is against the use of "timeout" rooms in schools, calling them "absolutely intolerable". I think that a seclusion room of this nature is unacceptable, and I'm making that absolutely clear." RNZ Ministry of Education national director of special education David Wales discusses the use of a seclusion room at Miramar Central School. Principal Brendon Henderson, who did not work at Tawa Intermediate at the time, said on Wednesday that the block containing the room had since been demolished and rebuilt, without a seclusion room. Head of special education David Wales also told Checkpoint the ministry would release a report on seclusion investigations on Friday.

Source: Stuff October 13, 2016 06:29 UTC