‘I was punched in the face’: The teachers navigating a tidal wave of parental abuse

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1. Now terrified teachers at Scottish schools demand self-defence lessons amid rising tide of violence in classrooms | Daily Mail

2. I quit teaching because of abusive parents… being told to ‘get cancer and die’ was the final straw | The Sun

When a head teacher calls in a parent because their child has assaulted another pupil, they might reasonably expect a reaction of shock, embarrassment, upset or, at worst, defensiveness.