Wellington headmaster hits back at claims schools not doing enough to stop truancy - Wellington Mornings with Nick Mills

A Wellington Principal believes everyone, and every agency, can do better to bring truancy down.

Internal reports to the Ministry of Education detail some schools refusing to enrol students in-zone.

Other complaints detailed schools were slow to report truancy.

Wellington College Headmaster Glen Denham says educational facilities are under-resourced, but it's also a family problem.

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