Referencing Teachers as Matua & Whaea (Father & Mother) & Black Lives Matter Activism in NZ Public School

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From: Ryan

Dear Ministry of Education,

Under the Official Information Act;

1) Please provide all information held by the Ministry of Education relating to the requested use of the terms 'Matua' and 'Whaea' by students, as a gender specific salutation when addressing their teacher.

2) Please advise the Education Minister's position and comments with regard to promotion and support by NZ public schools on Black Lives Matter Activists in the classroom, particularly in reference to its '13 Guiding Principles and if the movement has a documented place in NZ classrooms and if this is deemed appropriate for Year 7 Students.

Please include without limit, documents, reports, discussions, meeting minutes, complaints & communications.

Thank you & please let me know if any aspect of this request is unclear.

Ryan

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Dear Ryan

 

Please see attached your OIA Response

 

 

Thanks

 

Enquiries National Team | Ministry of Education | TW
33 Bowen St, Wellington

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We get the job done  Ka oti i a mātou ngā mahi
We are respectful, we listen, we learn  He rōpū manaaki, he rōpū
whakarongo, he rōpū ako mātou
We back ourselves and others to win  Ka manawanui ki a mātou, me ētahi ake
kia wikitoria
We work together for maximum impact  Ka mahi ngātahi mō te tukinga nui
tonu

Great results are our bottom line  Ko ngā huanga tino pai ā mātou whāinga
mutunga

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