Violence in schools on the rise, with staff getting horribly attacked to the point some are in fear of their life. There has also been updates to the job role, to include the position requires staff to assist with distressed/dysregulated pupils who exhibit such behaviour and are responsible for "keeping themselves safe" and report it, despite the council's 0 tolerance policy for violence. Currently, there reporting system is being questioned by staff, as there seems to be no real response given despite increases in violence towards themselves and other pupils. In addition, many support staff get around £14-15k a year, with most needing to take up extra jobs or be on financial assistance.
by RatherNotSayTA
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I work in the service industry, can say that behaviour from the youth has gotten dramatically worse in the past few years in my experience. Many businesses near us are having to hire security due to it.
Violence in schools has been on the rise, with some fearing for their life. It is not unusual to be attacked daily, and there are rarely any reports of anything other than physical assault. Assistance from management is very limited and it’s not unusual to get no assistance when in dangerous situations.
Recent review of the job role now includes having to support distressed or dysregulated pupils who have this level of aggression, and states staff are responsible for “keeping themselves safe” and report it. Currently, staff are questioning the report system, as there is limited response or help from the council as what to do.
Staff is at a shortage as well, being overworked and underpaid. Most earn between £14 to 15k a year, many having extra jobs and needing financial assistance.
Let’s keep doing the same things we did yesterday,eh?
Someone with some enthusiasm create something different to…. inspire… Gosh theres a good word
That’s because the wee rats know that they’re untouchable
Wife is a teacher. Schools have a no consequences policy (at least in primary schools). They are also told not to punish children due to parents complaining. The system is set up to fail. She has been bitten, hit, chairs hurled at her, sworn at – you name it. There’s more respect shown by inmates at Saughton…
Every teacher you speak to has these stories. As the father of a very sensitive 7 year old, I’m pretty terrified watching him go through the school system. It feels like a sort of prison sentance to me and worried he going to get his spirit beaten out of him.
I was an asn pupil support at a primary school. It’s really bad. Staff have been punched, bitten, and hair pulled. I had been bitten on the eyebrow and had to go to the hospital for a tetanus shot. I have a severe knee injury that will never be okay after being pulled down from a hair pull. I left due to the violence and lack of support with CALHMS. We are expected to be mental health nurses. Children are more distressed, and schools have no idea what to do. Support staff are underpaid, untrained, and overworked.
I know two teachers who are struggling – both report that this year has been the worst. One of maths and the other is music.
According to one of them, he’s had more abuse this last year than in his entire career.
Both are in Edinburgh
Society has basically overcorrected when it comes to child protection. Children grew up in the 70s and 80s getting the shit kicked out of them by nuns and sexually abused by their PE teachers, and now at the other extreme, children are so protected that we are basically raising entire generations of feral psychopaths. Because unless they go so far as to outright murder someone, they are absolutely untouchable.
And even if they do kill someone, they have a decent chance of being able to move on with their lives relatively quickly as if nothing happened.
I hate to say it’s everywhere. In the US and Canada it’s the same: no support for teachers, entitled parents, and zero consequences for violent students.
This is what happens when you put people in charge of policy who think that antisocial behavior is society’s fault and not the individuals.
The first thing is that they stop punishing the individual.
The second thing is that antisocial behavior grows exponentially.
The third thing is that they punish anyone who points out that antisocial behavior is out of control.
The final thing is that they don’t learn from seeing the results because they’re motivated by a desire to promote their ideology, not a desire to solve a problem or make the world better.
Brimmond primary in Aberdeen isn’t much better. Pupils threatening to assault other pupils with bats and knives and the teachers won’t search bags because the wee arseholes have a right to privacy. It’s unbelievable.
When do we go back to hitting kids again? (Corporal punishment)
Fear worked pretty well for years or at least it taught kids to lie better or not get caught. Both good skills to have in our dystopia.
How about if you assault a teacher you get expelled and nobody cares about whatever letters you pretend you have to excuse you being a twunt
Simpler times
One wonders what has changed at special schools. In mainstream it’s pretty easy to blame kids and parents, but in additional needs??
I don’t know the answer, is it because they stopped being able to restrain the kids?
What can they do about it? If they knew what it was they’d just go “Diplomatic Immunity” when challenged.
Their parents can’t do shit about it other than tell them off or refuse to buy things, but they will do it in the end due to the endless screaming they can do.
Kids are being put in large classrooms when they used to attend a school with better special needs support.
Both parents are often working and not around to teach or support their children much. Or it’s parents who never worked who had parents who never worked… etc etc.
Kids know they can get away with anything with little punishment.
They’re exposed to more online than they should be.
Poor behaviour has always been a problem and a shame for decent kids, but sounds like it’s becoming more widespread and severe.
In the early 2000s in high school if you did this you were suspended expelled or giving a purple letter for detention. We’ve went to soft.
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