Headteacher attacked teacher with a spanner in front of students

[Sarnpark]

This was at my child's school. I am so shocked that a headteacher would do this in front of students

Apologies for the Dailyfail link: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-14472907/headteacher-admits-attacking-deputy-spanner-pupils.html

they obviously didn’t have a lucky escape 🤨 Weird thing to say

so nasty- why do you feel like you have to be like this

Have you misunderstood me? The teachers of the PP no longer have to be exposed to someone who wanted to see them violently attacked, who knows what that person is capable of

some very weird responses on here. I agree, why shouldn’t OP post about what is a very unsettling thing to happen.

The woman use to be taught by the head teacher too

Well presumably she was capable of nothing, unless she now pops up to say she actually punched her maths teacher in the head.

saying something on reflection in retrospect doesn’t mean there was any chance of doing it at the time. And plenty of people have school related trauma

This will be talked about for weeks and go down in school legend.

The article says 'serious head injuries'.

How horrendous for the pupils hope they get some good support. How awful for his wife and children. Truly shocking.

I’m no man hater, but really what is wrong with men? So many of them are utterly deranged.

And these are the people we are trusting with our children. Surprised they had any time to teach in between all the shagging and fighting. Disgraceful behaviour.

I know? I read it.

serious assaults rarely make national news, and the comparison to Kyle Clifford was a comparison with a man who murdered 3 women.

People

Men and women.

Locally, and recent, two female teachers convicted of sex offences against children. Two separate incidents.

The first few posters are being a bit odd. Why wouldn't you post it? People talk about all sorts of things on Mumsnet. It's natural you'd want to talk about this as it happened at your school.
Shocking behaviour from the Head!!

maybe she’s still in shock that it happened at her school? This is a discussion forum for parents? Weird reply…

And every day teachers experience threatened or actual violence. It's not funny.

There are so many teachers on MN and they often take strange twists and turns in order to defend each other and make sure they never do anything wrong.

This is indefensible and the OP has every right to post.

Totally unacceptable behaviour and chilling. It should be highlighted.

Not one single person has defended that Head Teacher. Teachers on MN are more likely to have been on the receiving end of violence like the woman who was attacked.

Publishing it in the Daily Heil probably hasn't helped.

Very shocking. I can’t believe he emailed the staff more or less telling them he was going to attack a teacher.

When I first read that a man had been assaulted on the school site, I assumed it was an intruder or an angry parent, not an attack by a headteacher.

I am a teacher in Wales and once we had an angry parent on site incident with an attack on the head which fortunately is very rare but this is unbelievable.

No idea why there are so many snooty replies.

What we all hope for is for this not to happen anywhere.

@Sarnpark - not RTFT but it’s no wonder you’re feeling very shocked and disturbed that a man capable of behaving like this was running your children’s school.

Is it meant to help anyone? Surely it’s just a discussion of the incident?

🙄🙄

Disgusting post.