SCHOOL VIOLENCE SOARS BY 50%
Daily Record|April 01, 2024
Teachers targeted by pupils in most incidents
REBECCA MCCURDY
SCHOOL VIOLENCE SOARS BY 50%

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.

This story is from the April 01, 2024 edition of Daily Record.

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