ACT’s Henry unveils plan allowing teachers to use 'reasonable force'

ACT wants to give teachers the legal power to remove "seriously or persistently disruptive" students from a classroom. The party's new policy would allow teachers to send disruptive students to a supervised space and staff would be protected when using a "reasonable and proportionate" intervention to prevent harm or destruction of property. Announcing the policy in Auckland on Sunday, ACT candidate Paul Henry said the law would give teachers clear legal protections and the power to regain "order" in the classroom. "Let's be honest, there are a lot of little sh*** in classrooms, and we need to address that if we're going to lift education standards. "Teachers need to know they're respected [and] they need to know the law is actually on their side."