from The Press and Journal Figures obtained by this newspaper showing the number of attacks on teachers in Aberdeenshire paint a shocking picture of violence and intimidation. In the two years since Aberdeenshire Council began collecting statistics on violence towards staff, there have been 710 incidents. Teachers, like pupils, deserve to be able to work …
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Sep 20 2010
AU: School day violence
By David Killick, The Mercury Teachers in the state’s public schools are being spat on daily, sworn at, threatened and bashed, the main teachers’ union says. The revelations come as a Bridgewater High School teacher was bashed so badly by a student, he had to take two days off work. The assault is just the …
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Sep 20 2010
UK: Two primary school pupils wielding weapons are expelled every week
By Mark Aitken, Daily Record Two weapon-wielding child thugs are being thrown out of primary schools every week for attacking teachers and fellow students. Almost 100 primary pupils were removed from school last year for violent or threatening behaviour involving a weapon, the Sunday Mail can reveal. The level of violence has even led some …
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Apr 28 2010
UK: Violence against staff in schools falls
By Calum Ross, The Press and Journal. Violence against staff in Aberdeen schools has fallen to a five-year low, new figures revealed yesterday. The number of violent incidents against employees in city secondary schools almost halved between 2007-08 and 2008-09, falling from 311 to 157. There was a similar downward trend in Aberdeen’s primary schools, …
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