Reports of assaults on staff have increased by almost 1000 per cent since 2018, a Freedom of Information request by Falkirk Conservatives has highlighted.
The FOI revealed that between April 2017 and March 2018, there were 95 reported incidents – including verbal abuse and physical assault – on teachers and staff members. Between April 2021 and March 2022, however, this had risen to 940 reported assaults – an increase of 989 per cent.
The figures show that from April 2021 to March 2022, 615 assaults were reported in Falkirk primary schools and 325 in secondary.
The council said the rise was linked to a new system of reporting assaults.
