Cherie Taylor-Patel: NZPF president on 16,700 truancy cases investigated in first half of the year

Early Edition with Ryan Bridge · Oct 10, 2022 · 3m

The latest rising truancy numbers have principals worried.

More than 16,700 new cases were investigated in the first half of the year.

Meanwhile, the number of non-enrolled kids nearly matched the total of non-enrolled cases for last year.

President of the New Zealand Principals' Federation Cherie Taylor-Patel joined Kate Hawkesby.

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