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Pat Newman: Te Tai Tokerau Principals Assn president says attendance issues need to be dealt with by communities
A downward spiral in New Zealand's school attendance is sparking alarm.
A new report by the Education Review Office has found 41 per cent of parents are comfortable with their child missing a week or more of school a term.
Attendance has been dropping, with a 12 per cent decrease between 2015 and 2019 to 58 percent attending regularly.
Te Tai Tokerau Principals Association president Pat Newman told Kate Hawkesby it's not a blaming situation.
He says it's not something that can be fixed by government legislation, as it needs to be dealt with by communities.
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