New truancy crackdown - possible fines and scrapping teacher only days

Act Party leader and Associate Education Minister, David Seymour, has announced a new scheme to tackle absenteeism in schools. The Star, or stepped system, could possibly include prosecution and fines when students are consistently absent for long periods, and also scraps teacher only days in term time. Education Minister Erica Stanford is also redirecting funding from a programme to help with the teaching of Te Reo Māori in schools, towards maths resources.