
'Big strain': School holiday decision 'poor', cafe owner and parent says
Greg Cornes is one of many parents who called for school holidays to be brought forward.
Greg Cornes is one of many parents who called for school holidays to be brought forward.
Principal at Aotea College says making masks mandatory would be tricky.
Parents and principals are at odds over whether to move school holidays forward.
Worksafe has not yet visited the school due to the Delta Covid-19 outbreak.
OPINION: Alwyn Poole writes the Education Ministry is utterly failing in its mission.
Face-to-face learning is back in Rotorua as schools return under level 2.
More than 7000 people signed a petition calling for bonus credits for all students.
"The students of NZ are desperate," a petition to education authorities says.
The Principals Federation says the mask rules add extra complexity for schools.
Schools and families pulled out all the stops last year - and it seems to have paid off.
At 11.59pm on Tuesday everywhere south of Auckland will drop to alert level 3.
Schools have warned students face "huge anxiety" over lockdown's impact on their grades.
All students and staff are now being considered as close contacts and must isolate.
But principals expect an announcement is around the corner.
But high school wants to know urgently what will happen with NCEA credits.
A student at Green Bay High school has tested positive for Covid-19.
There are more than 200 locations of interest - and more are expected today.
Students from De la Salle, McAuley, Avondale, Northcote and Lynfield await test results.
Dallin Loibl, 17, was once voted King of the Ball by his peers.
Immediate focus on supporting each other and following health guidelines, principal says.
A teacher at Avondale College tested positive for Covid-19 late last night.
More than 1000 teachers from 22 schools gathered to learn from Ngāti Wairere.
"Were [this] a decile 10 high school...these issues would not exist," principal says.
The alleged incident involved a group of boys in a school dormitory in mid-June.
Dad says he sat up till 1am reading what "keyboard warriors" had to say on social media.
Auckland Girls Grammar School students were captured attacking other students. Video / Supplied
OPINION: It infuriates me when parents complain about school rules they signed up to.
Co-op Taxis gave up the contract by "mutual agreement" with the Ministry of Education.
A formal investigation has not yet been launched.
Teen was expelled after swearing at teacher during argument over an iPad.