Primary school violence in Scotland on rise as 10,000 incidents reported in one year

Primary school violence is spiralling out of control after new figures revealed nearly 11,000 reports in a single year.

The horror stats also showed a surge in secondary schools across swathes of the country.

Lib Dem MSP Willie Rennie said: “Since returning after months of lockdown, staff are almost universally reporting a sharp increase in behavioural problems among pupils.