The article highlights the increasing levels of violence and aggression faced by school principals and staff in Australia, emphasizing a troubling trend within the profession. While the author reflects on a fulfilling career within education, they express concern over a rising complacency towards incidents of abuse that would be unacceptable in other industries. With data revealing worsening conditions in schools, particularly for female staff, it stresses the urgent need for systemic change to better support students and school leaders and to ensure a safe learning environment.
I've also experienced verbal and physical abuse, aggression and violence from students and their carers, directed at me and my colleagues in the course of my work as a school leader.
I now think we have grown complacent about the levels of violence toward a predominantly female workforce that we would not tolerate in other workplaces.
Our children and young people are learning to understand themselves and their place in the world, sometimes leading to conflict and inappropriate behaviour.
Principals are responsible under various national, state and territory legislation for the safety of staff and students.
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