Originally Posted by Arthurgray50@blu

Let me explain something, When the bullying started, it started when l first went to the school and five years later, we had to write an essay, on the good things and bad things at school, as we were leaving the school, and that is when it came out, bullying was rife at my school, you had to pay protection money to kids, everything, they waited outside the school to take you 'dinner money' they did everything. I was always warned, if you told the form master, you would have to pay double. The headmaster read my essay, and that is when the boy was found out, and he ran a gang, and they were making a fortune, but there again, the teachers in my day WERE allowed to punish kids, and it stopped, but then you get a new year come in and it starts again in a new form.

I firmly believe that punishment in schools, has to be brought in, it is no good these do gooders, saying do not slap kids, just take things off them for a few days, detention doesn't deter them, as they will find something else to cause a problem.

Teachers are human after all, l can assure you, l would not like to be one.