Hawke's Bay schools are weighing the potential ramifications of a court decision that ruled an Auckland college illegally excluded a troublesome disabled teenager.
Earlier this week, a judge quashed the decision of Auckland's Green Bay High School to exclude a 14-year-old student with Asperger's syndrome for gross misconduct.
The boy's family sought a High Court judicial review after he was excluded last July following an argument with a teacher over a skateboard.
The family argued his behaviour did not amount to gross misconduct, and the school had used the incident as an excuse to remove him from its care.
Justice John Faire ruled the exclusion was illegal, saying the boy had a significant disability which, at times, "manifests itself in behavioural problems which include an inability to react when placed in a confrontational position".