Friday, 22 May 2009

Two arson attacks a day in Scottish schools - more than England

I was shocked and amazed to read Liz Smith MSP's comments regarding arson attacks in Scottish Schools

Liz said

“These figures are appalling. Scotland has nearly two arson attacks, or incidences of ‘fireraising’, in schools each day of the year. That is more than in England, a country with ten times the population!
“Scottish Conservatives want to give teachers and headteachers the powers they need to deal with violence and remove disruptive pupils. In addition, we must ensure that headteachers to ban, search for and confiscate any item they think likely to cause disruption in schools, including lighters and matches.

“School discipline is a major issue for all parents as well as for everyone in the teaching profession. These shocking statistics must be a wake up call to Fiona Hyslop and the SNP Scottish Government.”

I'm with Liz on this, something needs to be done.

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