Pupils and parents are becoming increasingly confrontational with teachers in Britain’s schools. According to the Association of Teachers and Lecturers, a quarter of teachers said they had been attacked by a pupil and 40 per cent of teachers had suffered verbal or physical aggression from a parent or guardian. One mother blamed the school when her 14-year-old daughter became pregnant and another the school for her 16-year-old daughter’s drug habit. Some schools are reported to be employing nightclub bouncers, prison officers and ex-soldiers in place of supply teachers to keep order while pupils work on pre-prepared assignments. One teachers’ union wants a 10-per-cent increase in wages and only four days a week in the classroom.

Pray for higher educational standards and less time lost by pupils’ misbehaviour.

Source: Prayer Digest