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Recent publicity about bullying does not reflect what she sees at the school, says Prue Kelly, Bishop Viard College’s interim principal.
“It’s easy to sit outside the school and say there’s bullying going on, or one incident is an indicator of general malaise in the place, of things going badly.
“That’s not what I’ve found here,” she said.
Ms Kelly has been appointed the interim principal of Bishop Viard College in Porirua, New Zealand.
Ms Kelly, who left Wellington High in 2012 after 17 years as principal, said she was happy to step into the breach.
“What I’m finding is that the place is very welcoming, there’s a huge amount of good will, that the staff are hardworking, that the kids are well behaved, that they smile and welcome you, and I’ve found it a very safe, friendly place.”
She would not be drawn on the violence and bullying claims at the school but said the board had been wise to employ an interim principal rather than ask another staff member to step up.
“This way I can sit here and the school can get on with all the wonderful things it’s doing and I’ll just do the things that a principal does.”
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- Stuff.co.nz
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