A teaching union have said that they raised "repeated concerns" about pupil abuse in Scots schools before staff at Johnstone High School were allegedly attacked by a former pupil. Emergency services were called after three teachers and a student were injured following the alleged attack shortly before 11am on Friday.
Teaching union NASUWT have told the Record that they regularly highlighted issues surrounding "the vulnerability of teachers to violence and verbal abuse from pupils". The union says school staff across Scotland have reported to them that the prevalence of poor behaviour "appears to have increased since the pandemic".
In "too many cases" teachers do not feel adequately protected at work, according to NASUWT. The teaching union met at a conference in Aberdeen on Friday to discuss several issues, including teacher safety.
