Principals support Auckland school closures despite delayed communications

EducationHQ News Team

By EducationHQ News Team
Published January 31, 2023

Principals have backed the Ministry of Education’s call to close all Auckland schools this week due to floods.

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The president of the New Zealand Principals Federation Leanne Otene said a majority of principals have supported the decision. ...

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