Media
Below is a list of newspaper articles and interviews relating either to our situation with the Titirangi Rudolf Steiner School or with the wider aspect of education and bullying in New Zealand
25th of July 2014:
“Rudolf Steiner’s educational philosophy has come under scrutiny in a racism row at a New Zealand Steiner school.” (mentions the events at the Titirangi Rudolf Steiner School)
22nd of March, 2013:
Bullying: Principals want action
“The head of secondary school principals has criticised the Government for not doing enough to help schools combat the growing problem of bullying.”
7th of March, 2013:
Parents fought school over bullying
“We meet two parents who got a $9,000 settlement after their daughter was bullied.”
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7th of March, 2013:
Battle with Rudolf Steiner School
“An Auckland family is $9,000 richer after a three year battle to get a Rudolf Steiner school to admit their 8 year old daughter was being bullied.”
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7th of March, 2013:
“The family of a young Auckland girl who was bullied at Titirangi Rudolf Steiner School have won a $9,000 payout from the school and an admission they failed her...”
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7th of March, 2013 - Front Page News:
“The family of an Auckland girl tormented by bullies, including one who threatened her with an axe, have received a payout and an admission the school failed her.”
February 2013:
“Steiner schools have a fantastic reputation for being a kinder, gentler alternative to education. In fact, the local Titirangi Rudolf Steiner School even advertises itself as being a “safe, peaceful, natural learning haven”. Many people bring their children there for those very reasons.”
3rd of September 2012:
Boy aged under ten committed suicide, stats reveal
“As more youth and Maori are claiming their own lives, it has also been revealed that a young boy under the age of 10 has recently committed suicide.”
7th of May, 2012:
Couple make documentary about daughter's bullying case
“A couple upset at the way their young daughter's school handled her bullying claims are making a documentary to highlight the case.”
March 2012:
“The story of the three small children expelled from the Titirangi Steiner school in June 2009, has had a further recent development in that the Director of the Human Rights Tribunal has again offered the parents of the children and the school mediation.”
15th of July 2010:
“Angel Garden's 8-year-old daughter learned some tough lessons at school last year. She found out that complaining about a group of boys bullying her might get her kicked out of school - and her two younger sisters would also be given their marching orders.”
23rd of September, 2009:
Report urges private-school reforms
“An overdue law reform will remove the ability for criminal cowboys to set up a private school.”
14th of December, 2008:
NZ schools lead world in bullying
“Three-quarters of primary school children have been bullied in the past month, ranking New Zealand 34th of 35 countries in a major international study.”