Teachers told to get tough in drive for better discipline may result in neighbourhood backlash

Perhps the new discipline code is being taken too far!

Teachers in the UK are being urged to get tough with unruly pupils in a drive for better school and classroom discipline under a series of new measures announced today by Government.

Teachers will in future be given extra search powers, hand out punishments and given greater legal protection.  Where the system falls down is that any unruly pupil on the way to or home from school might  just decide that if they can't win at school then taking their frustation out on the community or neighbourhood might be an alternative option.

We've had for example a report of a Park Farm newspaper delivery boy having his bike targeted, lights stolen and tyres slashed. Luckily a Park Farm resident offered to telephone the boys parents so they could come and rescue him and his broken bike.

Subsequently the tyre was repaired and the lights replaced; but to this day no one really can understand why the bike was targeted in the first place. Clearly we will all have to be on the lookout, whilst pupils and teachers both get used to the new discipline regime!  If you see anyone in distress, for whatever reason use the contact numbers on this website, or if the culprits are still in the area. Dial 999. Theree is no need to put up with loutish behaviour, from a few when the majority of pupils are well behaved. 

(C) Park Farm Neighbourhood Watch Peterborough Tel: 01733 345581 Broadcasters call ISDN 01733 555319 Codecs G722 & APT