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SPA: Don't force Te Reo on teachers
Forcing teachers to take courses to learn Te Reo Maori will backfire, the president of the Secondary Principals' Association says. A new report to Maori Affairs Minister Pita Sharples has recommended tertiary level Maori language be made...

Sydney school bully: I'm a victim too
The Sydney schoolboy body-slammed for bullying Year 10 student Casey Heynes in an internet video says he's also been a victim of bullies.

Bullying victim: Why I fought back
An Australian schoolboy has become an internet sensation after turning the tables on a bully.

Charges laid over boozy after-balls
Police are prosecuting a company for allegedly supplying alcohol to minors at school after-balls.

Readers speak out over school ball controversy
Rangitoto College's decision to ban future school balls draws a strong response from nzherald.co.nz readers.

Students will have their ball, parents vow
Rangitoto College "blackmailed" and "bullied" students for knowledge of planned after-balls, parents say.

Two students drunk out of 200: Rangitoto parent
Parents may organise their own ball for Rangitoto students if the school cancels next year's ball.

Pupils' boozy late-night party prompts school to ban balls
New Zealand's biggest secondary school bans school balls after parents helped students to organise a boozy after-ball function.