The Union of Professional Educators – Voice of The Workers is asking why personnal at the Armed Forces and Customs can get compensation for injuries at work – but not teachers.
“The union must express its extreme disappointment that, once again, educators have not been afforded the same consideration,” it said in a statement on Thursday, noting that educators have for many years “been subjected to unexpected violence in their work environment” from third party aggressors as well as students.
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It added that this proposal should be accompanied by better security measures within schools as well as the provision of professional personnel and facilities when dealing with aggressive student behaviour prevalent within the school culture.