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Violence in schools ‘becoming normal’
TEACHING union NASUWT is demanding action as concerns grow that workplace violence is becoming normalised in Scotland’s schools.
The union has claimed that in “too many schools, verbal and physical abuse against teachers is going unchallenged.”
General secretary Patrick Roach wants the government to make “strong and unequivocal statements about the rights of teachers to a safe working environment.”
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