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The New Zealand HeraldNews report · Aug 1, 11:00 PM
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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Act to allow teachers to use ‘reasonable force’ to remove ‘disruptive students’, fine parents up to $3000
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What happened Fines for parents would start at $300 but could go as high as $3000.
The headline split 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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Left / center-leftACT to give teachers new powers to remove disruptive students
Stuff (New Zealand) · Center-left · News report
CenterAct to allow teachers to use ‘reasonable force’ to remove ‘disruptive students’, fine parents up to $3000
The New Zealand Herald · Center · News report
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Stuff (New Zealand)News report · Aug 1, 11:00 PM
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
Details52/99 Wording Gap · Low confidence · 2 sources
52/99 Wording GapLow confidence2 sources · 2 bias bucketsDeveloping · 2 sources · 2 bucketsFormats: News report
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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.