Open AccessSuspensions and Expulsions in New Zealand State Schools
Author(s) -
Cathy Casey
Publication year - 1993
Publication title -
new zealand annual review of education
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1178-3311
pISSN - 1171-3283
DOI - 10.26686/nzaroe.v0i3.1079
Subject(s) - statutory law , state (computer science) , principal (computer security) , suspension (topology) , law , political science , discipline , sociology , criminology , computer security , computer science , mathematics , algorithm , homotopy , pure mathematics
School suspensions have recently raised much public comment. Suspending a student’s education is the most serious disciplinary step that a principal and board of trustees can take. In this paper Cathy Casey enters the debate on school suspensions and expulsions. First, she examines the current statutory requirements on school principals and boards of trustees in state schools in suspending or expelling a student. She then analyses the latest available New Zealand figures on notified suspensions and expulsions. Noting the limitations imposed by the data, she identifies several alarming trends. Finally, she discusses some controversial suspension issues, including the use of the “kiwi suspension” and the ramifications of two recent legal challenges to suspensions in the High Court of New Zealand.