| School's iPad requirement 'divisive' |
| Posted by: Susan Einhorn |
| An Auckland state school that has put the latest iPad on its "compulsory stationery list" could be creating a two-tiered schooling system, a Labour education spokeswoman says. Decile-nine Orewa College has told parents the iPad 2 will be a compulsory stationery item for all year nine pupils next year. The device sells for between $799 to $1148. Labour education spokeswoman Sue Moroney said low- income families who were already finding it difficult to make ends meet were going to struggle to come up with that kind of money. |
| Source: The Dominion Post (NZ) | Published: July 21st, 2011 |
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