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Topic History of: 86% RISE IN FALSE ALLEGATIONS in SCHOOLS ! Max. showing the last 5 posts - (Last post first)
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JK2006
Story in the Times too about claims against teachers doubling.
Al
I considered teaching as a profession when I was still at school, but by my final year I had begun to see how teachers were losing control of the classroom. After seeing one teacher back down in a confrontation with a pupil, because she had no power to take any further action, I abandoned that ambition. I knew things would get worse.
Now I am so glad I avoided that path, even though I still believe I would have been a good teacher.
Angel
I'm sorry that you think that some of my comments appear to incite. They honestly don't. What would be the point? Some comments, and this may surprise you, incite me. I am merely expressing that some comments lately in my opinion are made without any consideration. Yes, it seems that what was once deemed appropriate is now sadly the reverse. For what its worth, i truly believe that we should all behave like we "used to do". If we did, then maybe we could make a positive change.
BR
Horrible story JK - not only might you have ended up back in prison if intervening - you may have ended up in hospital or worse. People wont intervene anymore and who can blame them.
Veritas - that is an interesting take on everything. If they have loads of cameras then we can possibly improve our safety by having loads of cameras as well.
The only trouble is if you film the Police in anyway at all they arrest you ( look at all the stories on the Climate Protesters sites )
Our future generations are being done a dis-service by the overprotective Nanny State which is turning kids into robots with no idea what risk is or how to stay safe. Why should the Police or Government have responsibility for every aspect of someones life ?
JK2006
Angel - many of your responses appear deliberately intended to incite - you clearly went to the Max Clifford school of media management.
BR is sadly stating the obvious and the truth - anyone considering teaching as a profession would be mad to do so until and unless society cleans up its act.
Some years ago, just after my release on parole, I witnessed a swarthy, heavy set man smash his fist into the face of a little girl - his daughter, I assume - in Harrods - and none of us did anything (though every bone in my body told me to intervene on her behalf).
My (very good) probation officer said I did the right thing NOT getting involved.
"The way they twist things around", she said, "You would almost certainly have been recalled to prison if you had intervened".
That is the world we have created and are developing.