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Calls for pastoral care legislation to cater towards all types of students

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Tue, 15 Oct 2019, 12:58PM
Education Minister Chris Hipkins. Photo / George Novak

Calls for pastoral care legislation to cater towards all types of students

Author
Newstalk ZB,
Publish Date
Tue, 15 Oct 2019, 12:58PM

Universities want a balance between support and privacy in new pastoral care legislation for halls of residences.

A new code of practice for university halls follows the death of a Canterbury University student, who lay dead in his room for weeks before being discovered.

Education Minister Chris Hipkins on Monday said the Government would be urgently introducing a new mandatory code of practice to set out the duty of pastoral care tertiary education providers owed to pupils.

"The recent death at a student hall of residence in Christchurch exposed the limitations of our current system," Hipkins said on Monday.

"Halls and hostels charge a premium for their accommodation and parents have every right to expect a high level of care for their sons and daughters."

Universities New Zealand executive director Chris Whelan told Kate Hawkesby students in halls should have interactions with supervisors, characterised by respect.

"No one wants another incident to happen again.

"It’s important there are standards and protections in place for students."

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