Implement behavior management policy

Letters

PARENTS, citizens and even teachers say that student behaviour is different now then in the past.
The Education Department had a national policy for the education system in 2009 for improving student behaviour and welfare at schools.
I am not sure if that policy is being implemented in schools.
The schools that implemented the policy did not have student disciplinary issues, academic downfall or low standards experienced nationwide.
The behaviour management policy was written in two books which outlined how the policy was to be implemented in schools and undersigned by the then Education Minister James Marape.
I guess the school inspectors in the provinces are aware of that policy as the Education Minister is funding their programmes and operations with millions of kina annually (Inspectors receive K10mil to finish work; The National, May 25, 2021).
I know that the University of Goroka is offering diploma in guidance and counselling and the teachers colleges are teaching guidance and counselling as enrichment programmes to address student behavioural and discipline issues in schools, apart from penalties applied to students for misbehaviour to improve students academic performance.
Is the Education Department funding guidance and counselling officers in the provinces to implement the school behaviour management policy as field officers and specialists because the school inspectors are funded every year.
I guess the guidance and counselling division and the Education Department is shelving the behaviour management policy until funding is made available, maybe after the general election.
Student behaviour and disciplinary issues at schools will continue unless the behaviour management policy is implemented at the schools together with the school learning improvement plan.

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