Petition Give teachers control of the classroom

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The Department for Education guidelines on the use of force should be made law to protect teachers and all other classroom workers who have to defend themselves, colleagues and pupils from verbal and physical abuse. Headteachers and Governors should also be made, by law, to support teachers exercising these powers.

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15 signatures

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10,000 signatures required to get a government response

Date closed 11 October 2013
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