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flag New Zealand’s education system failed to act on missing children, Yuna and Minu Jo, despite protocols, leading to a two-year delay in police involvement.

flag New Zealand’s Ministry of Education failed to detect the prolonged absence of two children, Yuna and Minu Jo, murdered by their mother in 2018, despite school protocols requiring reporting within 20 days of non-enrolment. flag The ENROL system did not trigger required actions, and no referral to attendance services occurred until 2020—two years after their deaths. flag Documents show no follow-up despite attempts to contact the family, and police were not notified until after the bodies were found in 2022. flag The ministry has commissioned an external review, acknowledging systemic failures, and is improving information sharing with police and Oranga Tamariki, simplifying welfare reporting, and increasing checks with immigration authorities to strengthen child safety.

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