He said he would not support an effort to remove such teachers or students from the classroom.

On the contrary, if administrators and supervisors do their jobs, the need to remove teachers would be substantially reduced.

And he will challenge State and school districts to remove ineffective teachers from the classroom.

From September 2012, heads will be able to remove poor teachers within about a term.

And school boards will be able to act faster to remove teachers who have violated the public trust.

It supports school boards and their rights to remove any unfit teachers.

Under the new arrangements, first announced last May, schools will be able to remove poor teachers from the classroom quickly.

Removing poor teachers from the education system sends a clear message to the rest of the teaching profession to get their act togther.

"The Coalition government is taking clear action to deal with this issue - by making it easier to remove poorly performing teachers from their posts."

New York State lags in the trend toward making it easier to remove bad teachers.