SCHOOL VIOLENCE SOARS BY 50%

Teachers targeted by pupils in most incidents

-  REBECCA MCCURDY

SCHOOL violence has rocketed by more than 53 per cent since the pandemic, shock figures reveal.

In 2022-23 29,180 incidents were recorded, up 53.6 per cent from 18,993 in 2018-19, the last year before schools were impacted by the pandemic.

There were 97,372 reports of violence and aggression reported between 2018-19 and 2022-23.