Waid academy

[Fuzzywuzzy]

I've just seen a video on twitter of a girl taking a completely horrific, what looks like an unprovoked attack in a classroom. The kicks to the head and face are disturbing as that could cause catastrophic injuries.

Noone in the class did anything, including the teacher, while someone is filming from before the attack happens.apparantly the school never reported it to the police and try to deal with it themselves. It has now gone to the FM.

I concerns me that kids seem happier to have the film rolling/sit/watch/point/ignore rather that step in.

Are we letting kids down and just leaving them to their own devices with their devices? Are we teaching kids the difference between right and wrong? The extent of damage physical altercations can cause?

This was allegedly the second attack at the school the same day (the other left a boy unconscious)

[LewysGot2]

Teachers can only physically intervene if trained in the physical restraint methods approved and provided by their local authority. My pal who used to work with behavioural kids said to me that mainstream teachers generally don't get this training. Usually special schools or support staff and teachers working with pupils with significant additional needs. So that pretty much means teachers are not allowed to or not insured for physically laying hands on anyone. We've gone from days of teachers belting kids for misbehaving to kids being able to beat someone up and fear of litigation/losing your job makes stopping child on child violence very difficult- with teens especially

And who goes to work to be an all in wrestler- especially a female majority work force?


Filming things is a social pandemic and curse. Happens in special moments as well as horrific ones. How many folk will video this Sundays antics and not just live them?

Re phones. They must be the bane of teachers lives especially in secondary schools. These kids are practically addicted to their phones. How many parents kid themselves on their children need phones for safety but have little idea what they are accessing, how often and who they are talking to? Honestly?

[He's here!]

I work in a support role at primary school level and folk might be surprised by the challenges we face with regard to violent behaviour. I have sustained numerous injuries from being punched, kicked and (by far the most unpleasant) bitten. Mentioned it before on here but at this level it is most often in relation to kids with additional support needs where the level of support required simply isn't in place. The SG's 'presumption of mainstream' for such kids sounds nice on paper but often just isn't benefiting anyone and their 'getting it right for every child' mantra falls badly short in such cases. I'm far from the only one to have raised this at management level but the response tends to be along the lines of 'you just have to roll with the punches when we're trying to fit so many square pegs into round holes'.

I couldn't do a similar job at secondary school level and I take my hat off to anyone who does.