Act to allow teachers to use ‘reasonable force’ to remove ‘disruptive students’, fine parents up to $3000

Stuff (New Zealand) and The New Zealand Herald describe the same event in different terms.

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What happenedFines for parents would start at $300 but could go as high as $3000.

What changedThe left frames it as "ACT to give teachers new powers to remove disruptive students". The center frames it as "Act to allow teachers to use ‘reasonable force’ to remove ‘disruptive students’, fine par...".

ConfidenceLow. Two-source or narrow-bucket comparison.

Archive healthDeveloping · 2 sources · 2 buckets

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Still Watching. The left frames it as "ACT to give teachers new powers to remove disruptive students". The center frames it as "Act to allow teachers to use ‘reasonable force’ to remove ‘disruptive students’, fine par...".

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Aug 1, 11:00 PM: The New Zealand Herald joined the source map.

Aug 1, 11:00 PM: Stuff (New Zealand) joined the source map.

Now: Wording Gap is 52/99 and story health is developing · 2 sources · 2 buckets.

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The New Zealand Herald1h ago

Act to allow teachers to use ‘reasonable force’ to remove ‘disruptive students’, fine parents up to $3000

Fines for parents would start at $300 but could go as high as $3000.

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Center-left ·News report

Stuff (New Zealand)1h ago

ACT to give teachers new powers to remove disruptive students

ACT says the party would give teachers new legal powers to remove seriously or persistently disruptive students from classrooms

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