"Attending an APEC protest will not be regarded as a legitimate excuse for missing school,"
"If students learn their friends or classmates are planning to attend these protests, they should warn them of the dangers and discuss the situation with their teachers and principals."
Source: http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2007/08/21/2010560.htm
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Students warned
Some high school students have also been organising a national walk-out for Wednesday, September 5, the day the US President, George W Bush, arrives in Sydney.
But the New South Wales Government has told them not to take time off school to take part in protests.
The NSW Education Minister, John Della Bosca, says the demonstrations could be dangerous.
Mr Della Bosca says students should talk with their teachers if they want to discuss issues such as globalisation.
"Attending an APEC protest will not be regarded as a legitimate excuse for missing school," he said.
"If students learn their friends or classmates are planning to attend these protests, they should warn them of the dangers and discuss the situation with their teachers and principals."
He says students will require a note from their parents if they are absent from school during the APEC week of September 2-9.
"If students learn their friends or classmates are planning to attend these protests, they should warn them of the dangers and discuss the situation with their teachers and principals."
Source: http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2007/08/21/2010560.htm
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Students warned
Some high school students have also been organising a national walk-out for Wednesday, September 5, the day the US President, George W Bush, arrives in Sydney.
But the New South Wales Government has told them not to take time off school to take part in protests.
The NSW Education Minister, John Della Bosca, says the demonstrations could be dangerous.
Mr Della Bosca says students should talk with their teachers if they want to discuss issues such as globalisation.
"Attending an APEC protest will not be regarded as a legitimate excuse for missing school," he said.
"If students learn their friends or classmates are planning to attend these protests, they should warn them of the dangers and discuss the situation with their teachers and principals."
He says students will require a note from their parents if they are absent from school during the APEC week of September 2-9.
