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Women teachers in Scotland facing more classroom violence than male colleagues, says union
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FEMALE teachers in Scotland are more than a third more likely to be attacked than their male counterparts, according to a new trade union report.

The NASUWT’s  Behaviour in Schools survey found nearly half — 49 per cent — of female teachers had suffered physical abuse or violence in the classroom over the last year compared with 36 per cent of males.

The report also found that 27 per cent of female teachers had been hit or punched and one in five had been kicked compared with rates of 13 and 8 per cent respectively for their male counterparts.

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