§ Mr. BradyTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many teachers in maintained schools have been the victims of serious assaults by(a)pupils and (b)parents in each of the last five years. [48228]
§ Mr. TimmsMy Department does not collect this information.
We deplore abuse by parents and others against teachers. We already have legal remedies in place to combat this, including injunctions, and prosecution for criminal damage, common assault and assault occasioning actual bodily harm. We have made it clear that, where necessary, pupils can be excluded from school for assaulting a teacher, and we intend to make Parenting Orders available for parents of pupils who receive several fixed period exclusions from school or a permanent exclusion.