1,299 pupils expelled for physical attacks on school staff in past five years
MORE than 1,000 pupils have been excluded from school for violence towards staff.
Figures obtained by the Echo show in the last five academic years 1,299 children have been kicked out of school for physically attacking adults.
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The numbers include 24 reception pupils, who would be aged between four and five and one toddler in a nursery class.
County council schools and local authority liaison officer Lin O'Neill said: "We take any physical assaults on school staff very seriously and help support schools with guidance and training on how to deal with incidents and prevent them from escalating.
"All schools have their own behaviour policies which include dealing with assaults against staff.
"Headteachers can decide to exclude pupils, either for a fixed-term or permanently, after considering particular incidents.
"Parents are always informed of the reasons for the exclusion and their right of appeal is explained. We offer on-going counselling support for staff who request it.
"Headteachers and governors can take a decision to ban parents or other adults from the school site if they show aggressive or threatening behaviour towards staff. Where necessary and appropriate, the police will provide support to the school." Other than nursery, the lowest number of attacks was four in five years by Year 12 pupils. The highest number was 142 by Year 2 pupils, who are aged between six and seven, closely followed by 141 attacks by Year 9 pupils, aged 13 and 14.
The council said that the overall exclusion level was falling in the county and the numbers of exclusions for physical assaults against adults was also showing a downturn.
The total number of exclusions has fallen from 4524 in 2004/05 to a provisional figure of 3281for the academic year 2009/10.
Mum-of-three Fiona Bridges, 40, from near Saxilby said: "I think the figures about the younger children are quite shocking."
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by sammie, lincoln
Tuesday, August 17 2010, 8:02PM
“well my boy was fighting with a nother boy when the head teacher spilt them up but the other boy was still hitting my boy so my lad went to hit him back as he pulled is hand bk he hit headteacher he got kicked out of school for good even though he did not mean to do it so sometimes it is not allway done to mean it”
by Julian, Slovenia
Sunday, August 15 2010, 3:19PM
“If headteachers don't like delinquent Lincoln children why don't they simply move somewhere else?”
by Ben, Lincoln
Sunday, August 15 2010, 12:43AM
“@Steve
And you're telling me that because....?”
by Steve, Lincoln
Saturday, August 14 2010, 11:33PM
“Ben, parents should be able to discipline their children without the nanny state threatening them with assault charges all the while, then there would be less problems!”
by Ben, Lincoln
Saturday, August 14 2010, 9:32PM
“Isn't that something? Two people, Nell and Helen, both posting exactly the same comment within 1 minute of each other. What are the odds of that, I wonder?”
by THUMP N HURT EM..., lincoln...
Saturday, August 14 2010, 7:10PM
“BRING BACK THE CANE AND SLIPPER ALSO THE RUDDY PARENTS NEED A GOOD SLAP TOO THEY ARE SO TANKED UP ON ALE AND DRUGS THAT THEY DO NOT CARE ABOUT THERE KIDS...HANG THEM ALL...”
by Helen, Lincoln
Saturday, August 14 2010, 5:26PM
“And after a lengthy, expensive appeal, the little darling is re-instated back into the same school, wearing a proud smirk on their face, ready to face that same member of staff again. Is it any wonder we are losing good teachers?”
by Nell, Lincoln
Saturday, August 14 2010, 5:25PM
“And after a lengthy, expensive appeal, the little darling is re-instated back into the same school, wearing a proud smirk on their face, ready to face that same member of staff again. Is it any wonder we are losing good teachers?”
by Phil, Lincoln
Saturday, August 14 2010, 3:56PM
“As Lynn says, in our day child discipline was a good clout and the kids knew about it. I saw a mother with a kid of about 4 the other day that was shouting and screaming in Tesco's because it couldn't take no for an answer so she stood in front of the kid and said to it "I'm afraid you will have to sit on the naughty step when we get home and reflect on your behaviour" What kind punishment is that? And people wonder why kids a like they are these days.
Collins dictionary of the year 2050
Punishment: An old word for what used to happen to naughty children and other bad people. An outlawed non PC act in this day and age.”
by Missouri Marten, Lincoln
Saturday, August 14 2010, 2:13PM
“Oh come on T Dious, you're being rather unfair. Theft is just a little bit of high spirited nonsense to have a giggle over where Lynn's kids are concerned.”