Post by Kiwi Frontline on Mar 11, 2021 3:28:45 GMT 12
TEACHERS SAY THEY WERE NOT ALLOWED TO BE ADDRESSED AS ‘WHAEA’ OR ‘MATUA’ AT HAWKE'S BAY SCHOOL
Two teachers previously on placement at a Hawke’s Bay school said they were told they weren’t allowed to be addressed as Whaea or Matua.
New Zealand Principals' Federation national president Perry Rush said principals and teachers had been called Whaea and Matua in “many schools for many years”.
“In general, I will say that I would like to see Aotearoa New Zealand take further steps towards biculturalism at every level of society so that terms like Whaea and Matua eventually raise no objection in schooling,” he said.....
www.stuff.co.nz/national/education/124492898/teachers-say-they-were-not-allowed-to-be-addressed-as-whaea-or-matua-at-hawkes-bay-school
Two teachers previously on placement at a Hawke’s Bay school said they were told they weren’t allowed to be addressed as Whaea or Matua.
New Zealand Principals' Federation national president Perry Rush said principals and teachers had been called Whaea and Matua in “many schools for many years”.
“In general, I will say that I would like to see Aotearoa New Zealand take further steps towards biculturalism at every level of society so that terms like Whaea and Matua eventually raise no objection in schooling,” he said.....
www.stuff.co.nz/national/education/124492898/teachers-say-they-were-not-allowed-to-be-addressed-as-whaea-or-matua-at-hawkes-bay-school