14 Aug 2023

Secondary school principals complain of death threats, stress

From Morning Report, 7:52 am on 14 August 2023

Death threats and stress are making life tough for secondary school principals.

A survey for the Secondary Principals Association found forty percent of respondents had experienced unkind words or behaviour - four times the rate in other professions.

Sixteen percent reported a high level of psychological distress associated with depression or anxiety, nearly double the nine percent reported by other workers.

President of the Secondary Principals Association Vaughan Couillault spoke to Corin Dann.