Violence against teachers

US teacher threatens to behead middle school student in Israeli flag row

The adult witnesses recounted to the officers that they had heard Reese shout he was going to slit the student's throat, drag her outside and cut her head off.

Police officials stand outside 12200 Chessington Drive in southwest Houston, Texas, U.S., April 30, 2021. Dozens of persons were found inside a residence in Southwest Houston, which was initially reported as a kidnapping but prompted police to look into human smuggling, police and local news organiz
 An empty classroom.

How should educators deal with pupils’ verbal and physical violence?

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Kindergarten teacher suspended after parents discover her second job

 A CLASSROOM at a Tel Aviv school is empty due to a strike called by the Teachers’ Union.

Tel Aviv teacher says she was run over by student's mother after school hours


Schoolteacher stabbed to death by student in southwest France

Police arrested the student, who told officers he was possessed and heard voices that instructed him to attack the teacher.

French police officers in Paris, France, April 28, 2020.

Israeli student hits teacher with brass knuckles in Abu Gosh high school, arrested

The school closed shortly after the incident and will remain closed on Tuesday morning, the Israeli Teachers' Union announced.

 Israeli police officers secure a Jewish school following recent clashes between Jewish and Arab residents in the central Israeli city of Lod, May 23, 2021

Can we stop the soaring violence in Israeli society? - opinion

One can no longer ignore the lack of respect which characterizes so many interactions in the Israeli public sphere recently and feeds the aforementioned violence.

 ‘THIS ISSUE requires a clear directive from the senior leadership of the country and an official government decision that will find expression in each and every ministry,’ says the writer.

Six-year-old boy shoots and gravely wounds teacher in Virginia school

The injury to the teacher was considered life-threatening, though she had shown some improvement in the hospital.

Police vehicles are seen parked outside Richneck Elementary School, where according to the police, a six-year-old boy shot and wounded a teacher, in Newport News, Virginia, US, January 6, 2023, in this screen grab from a handout video.

Israeli school to start one hour late due to a violent third-grader

According to the spokesperson for the Teachers' Union, the staff at the Yosef Karo school is afraid to come to work.

Israelis return to school amid coronavirus concerns, September 1, 2020

Teachers should have higher status and need more money

If society can change its attitude towards the teaching profession, there is a chance that more youngsters will choose a career in education.

 AN AMIT Pedagogical Innovation Conference takes place in Jerusalem.

Education Ministry launches anti-bullying project in response to increased violence in schools

Of those students who reported a rise in violence, more than half felt that physical, verbal and social media-based violence all occurred with equal prevalence.

 Education Minister Yifat Shasha-Biton.

Jordan arrests leaders of teachers union in opposition crackdown

Prosecutors charged Nasser Nawasreh with incitement over a speech to supporters last Wednesday that criticized Prime Minister Omar al Razzaz's government.

Jordan's Prime Minister Omar al-Razzaz speaks to the media during his news conference in Amman, Jordan April 9, 2019

Teachers push back against violence in schools

In the past month alone, there have been reports of violence both against teachers and against other pupils in Netanya, Jerusalem and Tel Aviv.

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WATCH: Violence strikes a special education school in Ashdod

Violence among students is a growing in problem in the Israeli school system

Group of students raising hands during a lesson in the classroom. [Illustrative]

Nationwide teachers' strike cancelled following Court injunction

The education ministry issued a statement in response saying that it sympathizes with the teachers but believes a strike is not the proper way to resolve the issue.

Teachers protest outside of the Education Ministry in Tel Aviv