A letter from the school board was sent to parents in the afternoon. The Ministry of Education traumatic incident team would be working with the school, the letter said, and the guidance team would be available for students. Deidre Alderson, director of education Tāmaki Makaurau, said, “The ministry’s traumatic incident team is actively supporting the school and will remain available for as long as they are needed.”The traumatic incident team can help schools understand the emotional and psychological impacts of a traumatic incident. “I know three mum friends that I’ve spoken to ... and they’re like, ‘oh no, our kids are not going to school today’. Another mother said the teacher who was injured was “a good teacher too, so a lot of students and parents don’t understand how this even happened”.

Source: New Zealand Herald March 31, 2026 07:19 UTC