Community, whānau, family
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Care of children
How should you respond when contacted by a court appointed lawyer for a student?
What is a family group conference and what part can schools play?
How can guardianship or family issues affect a school?
What are schools’ responsibilities to report suspected abuse, ill treatment or neglect?
What are the school’s responsibilities regarding protection orders?
Can social workers from Oranga Tamariki come to the school to interview or remove a child?
