A principal in the NT believes there's one reason why some Indigenous students and families are at 'crisis point', as he released a video of the moment teachers were forced to chase down a group of kids taking a joyride in a stolen mini-bus at night.
A Northern Territory principal has insisted the trauma of colonisation was the reason his Indigenous students and their families were left at"crisis point".
Footage provided to The Australian showed teachers chasing a group of students who had stolen the school's mini bus and went for a joyride through Alice Springs. Picture: Supplied/The Australian The AM Agenda host then suggested the principal had a bigger task compared to others around the country, with most of the job being centered on students' welfare.
Jayes wondered what kind of trauma had led to the crisis in the Top End, with rising crime rates leaving business owners and residents fearing for their lives. He added the local and federal government had to step up its support to help children with their identity crisis where"they are stuck between two worlds".
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