Has teaching become a life threatening profession?

Published: 5:03PM Tuesday March 03, 2009 Source: Close Up

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It's something teachers have been warning us about for a long time. But were any of us really prepared for the news that a teacher was stabbed in the back in front of his class?

It would be easy to put today's attack at Avondale College down to a one-off event but we know violent crime in schools is on the increase. Some schools have a constant police presence and in the last few days, appalling statistics have been released showing just how often police are called out to violent incidents in our schools.

Has teaching become a life threatening profession? Graeme Macann from the Secondary Principals Council talks to Paul.

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