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'As useful as tits on a bull': Principal slams Govt's truancy plan, calls for cross-party action (www.newshub.co.nz)

submitted 7 months ago by purrtastic to c/politics

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"He's blaming the boards and principals and schools for the problem we have, yet he's the one that says, 'Listen we are going to cut lunches'. How the hell is that going to get people into school? He says, 'We are going to cut back the public transport subsidies'. How the hell is that going to get people into schools?

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[–] deadbeef79000 8 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

"I got beaten with bed legs and buggered with broomsticks at my elite private school and I'm perfect, so the problem with public school truancy is there's not enough cruelty"

[–] TagMeInSkipIGotThis 4 points 7 months ago

Hi point about Seymour's punitive approach being deemed necessary to prevent inequality etc being stupid when that's exactly what they're already battling is a good one.

[–] JoMomma@lemm.ee 4 points 7 months ago

Tits on bulls might be pretty beneficial, cows could co-parent and leave more available milk for everyone

[–] BalpeenHammer 4 points 7 months ago

He actually said he is going to feed more kids better food by cutting the program.

I don't know what's worse, the fact that he says this shit or that the public buys it.