In the United States of America, between 1996 and 2000, 599,000 violent crimes against teachers at school were reported.
Teachers also face threats of violence and intimidation. In the 1999-2000 school year, 9 percent of all teachers were threatened with injury by a student from their school, and 4 percent were physically attacked by a student.
In the UK,teachers are warning that pupils' violent behaviour is causing staff to leave the profession.
A third of teachers in the UK have faced physical aggression from pupils and more than half have known of colleagues who had left teaching because of poor pupil behaviour.
What is your opinion about this topic? Why is there lack of discipline in the classroom? Why do students disrespect teachers so often? What are the reasons for pupil misbehaviour?
