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.
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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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Accusations of serious misconduct against Queensland teachers skyrocketed during the pandemic last year, with the state s regulatory body reporting a startling increase in disciplinary complaints. Queensland College of Teachers annual report released last week revealed 865 official disciplinary matters were received in 2020 - an increase of more than 60 per cent on the previous year. Alarmingly, notifications from employers regarding allegations of harm or potential harm to children by teachers almost doubled, up from 328 in 2019 to 610 last year. Another nine teachers were sacked due to reasons related to professional competence . Queensland Teachers Union president Cresta Richardson said even a doubling of notifications reflected an extremely small percentage of the teaching profession .
Teachers behaving badly: Spike in misconduct during pandemic
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