ɪn ɐ nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti kˈeɪs, ˈɛm ænd ˈɑːɹ vˈiː sˈɪmz ænd ðə bˈoːɹd ʌv tɹˈʌstiːz ʌv pˈɑːmɚstən nˈɔːɹθ bˈɔɪz hˈaɪ skˈuːl tˈuː θˈaʊzənd θɹˈiː ˈɛnzˈɑːɹ sˈɛvənhˈʌndɹɪd fˈaɪv, ðə plˈeɪntɪfs tʃˈælɪndʒd ðə stˈɛps tˈeɪkən baɪ ðə ɹˈɛktɚɹ ɪn səspˈɛndɪŋ bˈoʊθ stˈuːdənts fɔːɹ kənsˈʌmpʃən ʌv ˈælkəhˌɑːl, ænd lˈeɪɾɚ baɪ ðə bˈoːɹd ɛkspˈɛlɪŋ ˈɛm. mə ɡˈɛtʃən dʒˈeɪ ɡˈeɪv dʒˈʌdʒmənt fɚðə plˈeɪntɪfs hˈoʊldɪŋ ðætðə ɹˈɛktɚz dɪskɹˈɛʃən æz tə wˈɛðɚ tə səspˈɛnd ðə pjˈuːpəlz "ɪz nˌɑːt təbi ɪɡnˈoːɹd, æz ɪf nˈɑːnɛɡzˈɪstənt.
In a 1990 case, M & R v Syms and the Board of Trustees of Palmerston North Boys High School [2003] NZAR 705, the plaintiffs challenged the steps taken by the rector in suspending both students for consumption of alcohol, and later by the board expelling M. McGechan J gave judgment for the plaintiffs holding that the rector's discretion as to whether to suspend the pupils "is not to be ignored, as if non-existent.