1 Jul 2015

Napier teenager says she wasn't suspended for speech

From Checkpoint, 5:14 pm on 1 July 2015
Napier teenage Anela Pritchard and father Andrew speak to reporters in their backyard

Napier teenage Anela Pritchard and father Andrew speak to reporters in their backyard Photo: RNZ / Peter Fowler

A Napier teenager admits she wasn't told she'd been suspended or stood down for giving a speech about bad teachers but says being told to stay away until a meeting with the principal amounts to the same thing.