2022 saw New Zealand's highest student stand-down rate in over 20 years, with 18,681 students temporarily removed, 16% due to smoking, vaping, or alcohol.

2022 saw New Zealand's highest student stand-down rate in over 20 years, with 18,681 students temporarily removed from school for up to five days, a 3.3% rate. Smoking, vaping, or alcohol caused 16% of these stand-downs, the highest figure on record. Physical assaults on other students also increased, but there was no corresponding increase in more serious disciplinary actions.

March 04, 2024
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