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'What teachers need is support': ACT's Paul Henry on the party's proposed classroom crackdown

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Publish Date
Sun, 2 Aug 2026, 3:41pm
 Act Party candidate Paul Henry at 185 Hobson St on July 14, 2026 in Auckland New Zealand. New Zealand Herald photograph by Annaleise Shortland
Act Party candidate Paul Henry at 185 Hobson St on July 14, 2026 in Auckland New Zealand. New Zealand Herald photograph by Annaleise Shortland

The ACT Party's campaigning on a classroom disruption crackdown.

If elected it says it will back teachers who reasonably remove disruptive students from the classroom, and force parents to take accountability.

That could include fines if parents refuse to meet with schools about their child's behaviour.

Candidate Paul Henry joined the Weekend Collective to explain further.

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