Schools Set to Tackle Bigger Social Issues
Source: Victoria. Minister for Education. Media Release
"New school guidelines to help address student behavioural issues before they become broader social problems will be introduced into Victorian schools. Replacing guidelines that are 15 years old, Education Minister Bronwyn Pike released the Effective Schools are Engaging Schools: Student Engagement Policy Guidelines. “A lot has changed in the 15 years since the last guidelines were developed and we need to change with the times and recognise that if students are having troubles, their best chance of turning their lives around is by remaining in a structured and supportive environment such as education, not becoming distant and disengaged from society,” Ms Pike said.“Principals will retain their powers to suspend and expel, including taking immediate action in extreme circumstances, but they will also have more support available to find better alternatives to help keep students in school, because there’s no benefit in sending a troublesome student to an empty home on a lengthy suspension."