25 Aug 2025

MOE suspects schools closing for more days than legally allowed

From Checkpoint, 4:05 pm on 25 August 2025

The Ministry of Education suspects that some schools are closing for more days than they're legally allowed to. Documents released under the Official information act claim it remains an area of "misunderstanding" and the "reasons for closing have become increasingly diverse and frequent, with inadequate notice given to whanau". President of the Secondary School Principal's Association and Principal of Kaitaia College, Louise Anaru spoke to Lisa Owen.