File photo: RNZA five-week survey has recorded more than 200 physical and verbal attacks on staff at 15 Otago schools. In 45 cases teachers reported being sworn at, and in more than 25 cases they were called names. President of the Otago Primary Principals' Association Shelley Wilde said it organised the survey because it wanted to find out how prevalent violence was in their schools. She said the results confirmed principals' beliefs that they and their teachers were on the receiving end of a lot of verbal and physical attacks. Last month, a national survey of primary teachers and principals found a significant increase in violence in schools.

Source: Otago Daily Times July 26, 2020 21:00 UTC