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What dispute resolution mechanisms, if any, are available for students who may have been wrongly excluded from school?

Answered Question 1269 (2026)
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Reuben Davidson

Member for Christchurch East · Labour Party

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  • What dispute resolution mechanisms, if any, are available for students who may have been wrongly excluded from school?

Answered by

Hon Erica Stanford

Member for East Coast Bays · National Party · Minister of Education

Answer

There are no formal dispute resolution arrangements for when a student has been excluded from school. However, the Secretary for Education has the power to lift the exclusion, if they are satisfied it is appropriate for the student to return to that school, and procedural criteria are met.