Schools 'refusing to teach yob pupils' after attacks on staff

Staff walked out of Darwen Vale High School in Lancashire over pupil indiscipline. They refused to teach 16 troublemakers after they were allowed to remain in lessons despite brandishing knives, attacking teachers and fellow pupils and making malicious allegations.

For permanent exclusion schools have to follow a procedure, but a lot of pupils are allowed to remain in lessons after a couple of weeks. The National Union of Teachers shows that there are around 70 teachers claiming that they failed to receive support from senior staff after being insulted and shoved by children. The Government is now proposing to ban panels from reinstating pupils who have been permanently barred from school as part of a fresh crackdown on indiscipline.

Reaction:

For permanent exclusion students have to go really far. So I think it is irresponsible to let them remain in lessons. If a student has attacked me and he or she is allowed to remain my lessons, I would be afraid that he would do it again, because he will think he can do what he want without any consequences.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/education/educationnews/8453448/Schools-refusing-to-teach-yob-pupils-after-attacks-on-staff.html