Terrified and turning to drink - Teachers reveal abuse hell Assaulted and spat on by students, abused and threatened by parents - teachers describe the conditions driving them to drink and prescription medication.
Crime by Stephanie Bennett
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Subscriber only Tormented teachers and principals have shared distressing claims of a broken Queensland education system failing to protect their health and wellbeing. Their shocking revelations have lifted the lid on a culture of overworked staff left to turn to alcohol and prescription medications to cope, with a trail of broken marriages and mental health breakdowns left in their wake. Following the revelation by The Courier-Mail that more than $28 million in WorkCover claims had been paid out to Department of Education staff in just eight months, numerous current and former staff have reached out to share their own stories.
Terrified and turning to drink - Teachers reveal abuse hell
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Terrified and turning to drink - Teachers reveal abuse hell
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