Evans said he and David McGeorge, chair of the board of trustees, are leading change at the school, even as a “small minority” of current students defend those old practices, known as the “Wesley Way”. “I have heard of former pupils who have publicly said a version of the Wesley Way is what made them successful or feel the college was different,” Evans said. “They apparently truly believe it. But, to put it bluntly, the behavioural management style that has been deeply woven into the college’s past is not acceptable in New Zealand society and educational institutions today.”
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