Figures showing steep rises in school violence are a matter of the utmost concern. The number of reports in primary schools last year reached nearly 11,000 and there was also a huge jump in secondaries.
The testimonies of teachers who are bearing the brunt of attacks is also a cause for shame. The reality of this epidemic should not surprise anyone who has read the Daily Record this year.
Our campaign on youth violence has reached the desks of leaders like First Minister Humza Yousaf and parents are increasingly alarmed. But the time for warm words is over and action is urgently required to get to grips with this crisis.
