Fixing the adversarial classroom, or just escalating its madness? “Children and parents who maliciously wreck teachers’ careers by false accusations should be forced to pay compensation, the second biggest teachers’ union [in Britain] said yesterday.” The National Association of Schoolmasters Union of Women Teachers “voted to seek a change in the law to allow children to be sued for compensation and forced to pay the money out of future earnings.” (Liz Lightfoot, Daily Telegraph, Apr. 15). “Only 69 of the 1,782 allegations of abuse made by children against NASUWT members in the past 10 years have led to convictions. In 1,378 cases no action was taken at all, the union says.” (Lucy Ward, “Teachers call for right to sue false accusers”, Guardian, Apr. 15).
U.K.: “Teachers want to sue children for false accusations”
Fixing the adversarial classroom, or just escalating its madness? “Children and parents who maliciously wreck teachers’ careers by false accusations should be forced to pay compensation, the second biggest teachers’ union [in Britain] said yesterday.” The National Association of Schoolmasters Union of Women Teachers “voted to seek a change in the law to allow children […]
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