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| Pupil fight warning for teachers | |
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| A teachers' union is planning to write to all of its members warning them not to intervene in playground fights. | |
| The move follows Glasgow City Council's decision to reject a request for £2,500 compensation from a teacher who was injured in an incident last year. | The move follows Glasgow City Council's decision to reject a request for £2,500 compensation from a teacher who was injured in an incident last year. |
| The Scottish Secondary Teachers' Association said staff would now be less inclined to break up disputes. | The Scottish Secondary Teachers' Association said staff would now be less inclined to break up disputes. |
| Glasgow council said it judged claims on their individual merits and advised staff to not put themselves at risk. | Glasgow council said it judged claims on their individual merits and advised staff to not put themselves at risk. |
| The SSTA's move comes six months after a 58-year-old teacher was accidentally punched in the mouth when she intervened between two children at a special school. | |
| 'Final straw' | |
| The union is sending advice to its 8,500 members across Scotland warning them to think carefully before stepping into similar situations. | |
| It said the "final straw" came when Glasgow City Council refused to let the injured teacher take time off to complete dental surgery - which has so far cost about £2,500. | |
| Ann Ballinger, general secretary of the union, said: "Our original advice was for her to go through the normal procedure with the council. | |
| "We were stunned when the response was to say it was not the council's responsibility. They said they hadn't been negligent. | |
| Advice is given to staff to consider their own safety and not put themselves at risk or any danger in a particular situation Glasgow City Council spokeswoman | |
| "Our member never claimed the council had been negligent, we never said that." | |
| She added that the SSTA was now considering legal action to support the teacher. | |
| The union's advice will be sent across Glasgow within a week, with bulletins going nationwide shortly after. | |
| Ms Ballinger said: "We are advising teachers to be very careful. They have to be aware that the employer may not support them financially." | |
| The council said safety was taken seriously and staff are advised not to put themselves at risk. | |
| A spokeswoman for Glasgow City Council said: "All claims are judged on their individual merits. | |
| "Advice is given to staff to consider their own safety and not put themselves at risk or any danger in a particular situation. | |
| "We take the safety of our staff very seriously." |