Letter to the editor
WITH 1190 SCHOOL SUSPENSIONS PER YEAR, IT IS BLEEDINGLY OBVIOUS THE SYSTEM NO LONGER WORKS
IT WAS with a great degree of sadness and concern I read the headline story in The Gympie Times (Saturday, March 3) .
YOUR SAY: Suspensions catch bullying victims in crossfire
Sad for the lost opportunity that it would appear many students are experiencing, sad for the unnecessary and awful mental load so many teachers are being burdened with and sad for a community that cannot identify and embrace the rewards that can only come from effort.
With 1190 school suspensions per year, it is bleedingly obvious the system no longer works.
In 1966, I had the very great privilege of taking up my first teaching appointment at Gympie Central …
Read the full article at: https://www.gympietimes.com.au/news/1190-school-suspensions-a-year-clearly-not-working/3356704/
