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| Subject: OZschwitz schools' suspensions ineffective, unfair Sat Dec 22, 2012 6:35 pm | |
| A STATEWIDE survey of youth workers has found the vast majority believe students are being unfairly suspended from school and question the effectiveness of NSW policies.
The survey of 250 youth workers across NSW found 90 per cent of them work with young people who are suspended from school. Of those, 82 per cent said they believed at least one of the young people they helped had been suspended unfairly.
The research by the Youth Action and Policy Association, found the reasons for suspensions included retaliating against a bully, arriving late to school on a regular basis, swearing and truanting.
It also found that there was a lack of understanding of the impact of homelessness and mental health problems on students who were suspended and that Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, Pacific Islander children and those with disabilities and behavioural issues were overrepresented.
Read more: http://www.smh.com.au/nsw/suspensions-ineffective-unfair-20121222-2bsj9.html#ixzz2FpKHdhOM
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