New Zealand Scores Second Worse in World for Bullying in Schools

Source Stuff.co.nz December 2008 NZ Schools Lead World in Bullying   “Three-quarters of primary school children have been bullied in the past month, ranking New Zealand 34th of 35 countries in a major international study. More evidence of an endemic bullying culture comes as teachers call for law changes to single out the most troublesome…

Cops Called To NZ Schools 40 Times A Week

Source: NZ HeraldJacqueline Smith “Police are being called to schools about 40 times every week of the academic year to deal with behaviour teachers say they cannot handle. Figures issued under the Official Information Act show officers were called out an average of 1531 times each year from 1998 to deal with violence, drugs or…