Three people are in custody and five were taken to hospital after a “large fight” took place on the street outside a Winnipeg high school on Thursday afternoon, according to police. “The information we initially received was that there was … a large fight involved.” A number of injured people were found at the school. [...]
Continue reading about Canada. Winnipeg School brawl sends 5 to hospital
A TEACHER who sued for £100,000 after she was attacked by a pupil with Down’s Syndrome at a city primary school has won her court battle for damages. Jacqueline Cuthbertson was working at a school in west Edinburgh when the girl launched the assault on her in the middle of her classroom. The 49-year-old said [...]
Continue reading about Scotland. Teacher attacked by primary school pupil wins damages
More than 100 prison staff have staged a walkout at Nottingham Prison in protest at a rise in the number of assaults against officers by inmates. The Prison Officers’ Association (POA) union said 10 members at HMP Nottingham had been attacked this month. Police are investigating five serious attacks. The POA is calling for tougher [...]
Continue reading about UK. Prison staff walk out over attacks by inmates
A Nottingham teenager who was left fighting for his life after being seriously injured in a school fight. Callum Massey, 13, was knocked unconscious at the National Church of England Academy in September 2011. Nottingham boy, 13, injured in school fightAdvertisementA Nottingham teenager who was left fighting for his life after being assaulted in school [...]
Continue reading about UK. Nottingham boy, 13, seriously injured in school fight
School staff found a knife on a 15-year-old boy who was preparing for a fight. After hearing rumours two pupils were planning a scrap, they took both of them aside and found one had a potentially deadly four-inch blade hidden in a piece of clothing. “One pupil was searched but nothing was found and then [...]
Continue reading about UK. Student, 15, brings knife into Gloucestershire school for fight
Australia. Court grants retrial on school’s duty to protect teachers and maintain a safe environment
The Supreme Court has granted a retrial to a woman who sued a Ballarat Primary School for injuries she incurred when restraining an aggressive student. Margaret Rees was an integration aide at the school at Delecombe when she intervened to stop one child from attacking another in 2003. She alleged she suffered anxiety, a major [...]
There are claims children as young as 11 are taking weapons to school in Gisborne in the wake of a gang shooting in the city. A 30-year-old gang associate has been charged over a shooting incident yesterday and police expect to make more arrests and lay further charges. District councillor Manu Caddie says the council’s [...]
Continue reading about NZ. Students taking weapons to school
Investigators are one step closer to tracking down the gunman responsible for last week’s frightening shooting at a North York school that left a 19-year-old man fighting for his life and wounded a 14-year-old girl. Toronto Police have released images of suspect vehicle hoping someone can identify the car the shooter is believed to have [...]
Continue reading about Canada. Investigators Close in on Toronto School Gunman