Much as I dislike David Cameron, I believe in giving credit where it is due. Since he took office there have been numerous reports in the press about school pupils being punished for what might often seem to be minor infringements of their school's uniform policy.
My argument has been that classroom discipline is important, and that any attempt to improve discipline has to be considered favourably. Neverthless it is now reported that the level of crime in Britain's schools is on the rise, with over fifteen hundred sexual assaults in one year.
It is also reported that schools are dealing with unruly pupils by suspending them - sometimes repeatedly. Teachers as well as pupils are being assaulted and in some cases seriously injured. This may lead some of us to wonder how bad the situation has to become before schools move beyond suspension as a form of punishment.
What is not reported is the extent to which immigration is a factor in the school violence equation. It is however reported that nearly forty thousand immigrant children are starting school this year. Let's hope they all wear the correct school uniform.
Related previous posts include:
School uniforms: think before complaining
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