It seems that violence in schools throughout Australia is on the increase. Most Principals, and their executive staff, are committed to maintaining a positive image for their school. Hence, it is not too difficult to imagine that some classroom teachers and some students who have been subjected to violence are "sacrificed" for the sake of maintaining school image.
The Federal Government publishes certain statistics regarding schools. I always suggest to parents that the first set of data to view is school attendance rates. I further suggest to the same parents that if attendance rates are below 95% then it is quite possible that there is a significant problem with violence at the related school.
It is my experience that school attendance rates are over estimated and hence absenteeism is underestimated.
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