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Should teachers have the power to drag kids out of class? | The Front Page

3 August 2026

Brief

Act wants to give teachers the legal power to remove disruptive students from the classroom. Staff would be able to use “reasonable force” to do so – and there’d be a mandatory stand-down or suspension for any students who assaulted...

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Act wants to give teachers the legal power to remove disruptive students from the classroom. Staff would be able to use “reasonable force” to do so – and there’d be a mandatory stand-down or suspension for any students who assaulted...

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