Teachers and principals left on their own to manage the most challenging students

By Emma Macdonald
Updated April 24 2018 - 8:28pm, first published November 18 2015 - 3:54pm

An independent review into students with complex needs and challenging behaviours has called for major reform of the territory's schooling system, including an urgent review of funding for students with special needs, training for teachers and aides on the front line and far greater support for principals trying to balance staff safety with potentially violent student behaviours.

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