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Legislative Assembly for the ACT: 1996 Week 10 Hansard (5 September) . . Page.. 3132 ..

MS TUCKER (11.45): I ask for leave to move a motion relating to the Government's response to the report by the Social Policy Committee on the prevention of violence in schools.

Leave granted.

MS TUCKER: I move:

That, in relation to the Government Response to the Report by the Standing Committee on Social Policy on the Prevention of Violence in Schools, this Assembly calls on the Government to prepare a report to be presented to the Assembly which will include:

(1) a thorough assessment of the equity implications of school based management including the ability of schools to provide high standard support to students at risk;

(2) details of the progress that has been made in establishing a new program for primary aged students with severe behavioural/emotional problems who require more intensive programs and how this meets the needs of Belconnen and Gungahlin;

(3) a more detailed justification for the response to the recommendation calling on the Government to develop intervention programs for students on suspension from Government Schools;

(4) information about how and when "further development of family counselling and other family services" will occur (page 5 of the Government Response); and

(5) an explanation of why the Government does not agree that greater publicity needs to be given to services provided by the Government and community based agencies supporting parents and families at risk.

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