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Exam pressures are ‘driving school kids to suicide’
Teachers say academic stress is to blame for sharp rise in mental illnesses in children
KIDS are self-harming and contemplating suicide in the face of constant exams and a narrow curriculum, teachers warned today.
According to a new study published by the National Education Union, 81 per cent of secondary teachers report having detected self-harming among pupils.
Forty-nine per cent said mental-health issues had led to suicides or suicide attempts at their schools or colleges.
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