NZEI Te Riu Roa supports student action on climate change

<h2>NZEI Te Riu Roa Vice President and intermediate teacher Liam Rutherford has said it&&num;8217&semi;s inspiring to see young people leading the way on such a critical issue&period;<&sol;h2>&NewLine;<blockquote>&NewLine;<p>&&num;8220&semi;As a teacher&comma; it&&num;8217&semi;s really exciting seeing the kids I teach realise they have influence over the world they live in and take action&comma;&&num;8221&semi; he says&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<&sol;blockquote>&NewLine;<p>&&num;8220&semi;The disappointing thing is young people are only having to take such a strong stand on climate change because the adults of the world have let them down&period;&&num;8221&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<blockquote>&NewLine;<p>&&num;8220&semi;While the strike will mostly be attended by secondary school students&comma; I&&num;8217&semi;m sure early childhood&comma; primary and intermediate teachers across the country will use the day to talk about climate and environmental issues&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<&sol;blockquote>&NewLine;<p>&&num;8220&semi;Our children understand that we all can have positive or negative impacts on the environment&comma; and many of them are proactively bring these issues to the table in class&period;&&num;8221&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;