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Jon Ward: A novel approach to tackle drugs in schools

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Newstalk ZB staff,
Publish Date
Thu, 20 Apr 2017, 7:20AM
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Jon Ward: A novel approach to tackle drugs in schools

Author
Newstalk ZB staff,
Publish Date
Thu, 20 Apr 2017, 7:20AM

One school principal has come up with a novel approach on how to deal with drugs in schools after some students were caught with drugs on school grounds. 

Tararua College Principal Jon Ward posted an open letter to parents on Facebook telling parents to talk to their kids about drugs.

Mr Ward told Mike Hosking trying to shut the drug problem down isn't going to fix it, it will simply be a temporary fix. 

He believes talking to kids about drugs is the best way to deal with it.

"I don't believe that simply excluding students and punishing them is necessarily going to achieve our goal, which is to stamp out drugs. We've had a lot of feedback saying that they respect the fact that we're trying to have an open discussion about it."

LISTEN ABOVE AS JON WARD SPEAKS WITH MIKE HOSKING

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