Education Minister says teachers have legal right to remove disruptive students but lack training to use it
The Education Minister responded to ACT's class disruption policy by saying teachers already have the legal authority to remove disruptive students but inadequate training prevents them from doing so.
The Education Minister has commented on ACT's policy proposal regarding classroom disruption, characterising it as simplistic but acknowledging it raises a valid concern. She noted that teachers already possess the legal right to remove disruptive students from class. The barrier to action, she argued, is insufficient training rather than lack of authority.
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ACT policy on class disruption 'simplistic' but has a point – Education Minister Erica Stanford
The education minister says teachers already have the legal right to remove disruptive students – they just don't due to "woeful" training.