Five assaults a day on staff and teachers have been reported in Falkirk schools, shocking new figures have revealed.
Reports of assaults on staff have increased by almost 1000 per cent since 2018, a Freedom of Information request by Falkirk Conservatives has highlighted.
The FOI revealed that between April 2017 and March 2018, there were 95 reported incidents - including verbal abuse and physical assault - on teachers and staff members. Between April 2021 and March 2022, however, this had risen to 940 reported assaults - an increase of 989 per cent.
