Māori students are stood down from school as a punishment for bad behaviour almost twice as much as Pakeha students.
Official figures show the rate for Māori is almost 5 percent, compared to 2.5 percent for Pakeha.
The body representing Māori immersion schools or kura says a move to a more Treaty-based schooling system would help fix the problem.
Ashleigh McCaull reports.
