Unions have voiced disappointment over the Education Minister's plan to remove school board Treaty requirements.

Erica Stanford intends to scrap a clause under which boards must reflect local tikanga in the curriculum - and teach te reo Māori.

The PPTA labelled it another step in the Government's apparent drive to take the country back 50 years

NZ School Boards Association President, Meredith Kennett, says putting it in legislation ensures school policies consider the history of children and their whanau.

"Allow us to connect with local iwi - and making sure that this school is fit for purpose for our children, because our children need to belong. And if they don't feel like they do, then they won't achieve." 

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