Feb 4, 2018, (Canada) CTV, Winnipeg: 'It’s not the job of the teacher to be hit': Winnipeg Teachers’ Association https://winnipeg.ctvnews.ca/it-s-not-the-job-of-the-teacher-to-be-hit-winnipeg-teachers-association-1.3789438 The Winnipeg Teachers’ Association wants to encourage its members to report acts of violence or threats of violence. “It’s not the job of the teacher to be hit, kicked, slapped or called names in the course of doing their job,” said Kristin Insull, President of the Winnipeg Teachers’ Association (WTA), the union representing all instructional staff within the Winnipeg School Division. Insull said a year-end report from the Winnipeg School Division showed that during the 2016-2017 school year, its members reported the equivalent of one violent incident for every six-day cycle. That works out to be about 35 incidents reported that year. “From having spoken with teachers at school visits and other meetings with members we know that number should be a lot higher in terms of reported incidents,” Insull said. She believes incidents often go unreported because some staff aren’t aware of reporting procedures or because some are hesitant to label a child as violent. In 2015, the WTA did a survey that found only about 50 per cent of its members were “very aware that there was a policy or procedure to report violent incidents in schools.” “There’s also a connotation of the word violent that teachers are sometimes hesitant to apply to a child with special needs,” Insull said. …

Childhood Lost
Children today are noticeably different from previous generations, and the proof is in the news coverage we see every day. This site shows you what’s happening in schools around the world. Children are increasingly disabled and chronically ill, and the education system has to accommodate them. Things we've long associated with autism, like sensory issues, repetitive behaviors, anxiety and lack of social skills, are now problems affecting mainstream students. Blame is predictably placed on bad parenting (otherwise known as trauma from home).
Addressing mental health needs is as important as academics for modern educators. This is an unrecognized disaster. The stories here are about children who can’t learn or behave like children have always been expected to. What childhood has become is a chilling portent for the future of mankind.