The government's decision to axe schools' obligation to give effect to the Treaty of Waitangi has shocked groups representing school boards, teachers and principals.
The government had been moving to change the emphasis on the requirement in the Education Act, but on Tuesday announced it would remove it altogether.
Education Minister Erica Stanford said the treaty was the Crown's responsibility, not schools'.
"School boards should have direction and we are giving very clear direction. You need to ensure equitable outcomes for MΔori students, you need to be offering te reo MΔori and you need to be culturally competent," she said.
"But what is not clear is a conferred and unreasonable treaty duty that t
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