Teacher accused of attempting to muder pupil

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news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/nottinghamshire/8646506.stm

Shocking stuff. It does sound like maybe the teacher had some sort of breakdown after putting up with bad behaviour.

Rich schools have loads of violence in them too. In the UK.

I hope the pupils concerned feel well and truly ashamed of their behaviour- but sadly, they probably won't.
shewhoneverdusts- similar problem at dd's school- again with science teacher, who a number of girls made cry. I can't see the teacher staying next year.

I was really shocked when I read about the behaviour of this class - teachers should have to put up with it. The children sound absolutely appalling and not only should they be ashamed of their behaviour but their parents should be ashamed too. No doubt lots of the children actually think they did a good job ruining this man's life. Little shits.

not have to put up....

I heard a bit of an interview on R4 this evening (before the verdict) with a parent at the school, who said he was always known as a kind & inspirational teacher - so maybe, let's hope, the students concerned will be pulled up by their parents & other teachers & made to think about what they did.

(& maybe other students in other schools will also think twice after this...)

Coolfonz - what I mean by "free education" is that there i state provided education through to 18y. I am now making a private v state thing. Just that in the UK education is the norm - we are all entitled to it, we don't have to work hard to get education, it is just what our kids do.

In countries where education is scarse or restricted, pupils are often wanting to be there and have more respect for education.

Not sure I am explaining myself clearly.

just to reiterate - nothing to do with "rich" schools or a private v state debate.

(Incidentally I was driving past a random secondary school this afternoon & a couple of lads mindlessly gave me the finger - for no reason at all! just because I was there! )

Lots of children know an awful lot about their ownrights and entitlements. However they appear to be very unaware of their own responsibilities.

hulababy you are so right. This is truly "the entitled generation".

Having read that article, I'm glad they haven't sent him back to prison, it wouldn't have been appropriate. It's a bit heartbreaking to think of him going into work at 6.30am to set up his experiments. I hope he can find some peace.

I also hope the boy is OK. However poor his behaviour, he didn't deserve to be hit round the head with a dumbell.

It does worry me that someone who was still unwell was put into that position. Even if he was decalred fit for work. I think all local authorities should be looking at their procedures and support systems in the light of this.

TBH as a classroom teacher I was always regarded as being pretty good in terms of discipline, but I thought many of the children I taught were largely very disrespectful overall, and had never been taught to sit down, shut up and get on with their work, which meant they only spent about 10 minutes in every 40 actually on task. It should be 30 minutes in every 40 IMO.

My kids go to schools where the requirement to behave properly in lessons is absolutely explicit, and mucking about and rudeness is not tolerated. And they learn a lot more.