Principal stands up to bullying
Allan Peachey, principal of Rangitoto College, says teachers must take a stand to stop being bullied by students
23 September 2004
The head of New Zealand's biggest secondary school puts part of the blame for bullying of teachers on the teachers themselves and their principals.
It has been revealed a third of secondary teachers have been victims of bullying.
Teachers are calling for tough measures including panic buttons in classrooms.
Allan Peachey, the principal of Rangitoto College on Auckland's North Shore, says he does not tolerate any aggression against teachers and even looking at a teacher the wrong way is enough to get a student expelled.
He says his colleagues must have the backbone to stand up and say enough is enough.
Mr Peachey says Stalinism is a good description for what is going on in education.
He says there is a real wringing-out in the system of any innovation, initiative, or attempt to try something different to establish what makes kids learn.
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