At a school in Wales, which faced "serious problems of violence and disruption", a pupil threw a book at a teacher's head, then verbally abused her while jabbing her in the ribs. In a separate incident, another pupil attacked a pregnant teacher, forced his way back into a science laboratory, overturned furniture and set off the gas lines. The list contains further information about pupils who vandalised school property, made threats and physically attacked teachers. In other cases pupils made malicious allegations against teachers.
The union claims that violence in schools has been increasing in recent years.
They don't have Apprehended Violence Orders in the UK?
At one school I worked at one child was rumored to have 'left' because, after kicking a teacher in the stomach, she simply walked down to the police station and pressed charges.