I don’t need a knife arch. What I need is people who can help, instead of funding cuts, a headteacher writes
Last year a boy aged 11 brought a knife into my school. He was a very vulnerable boy in year 7, with special needs and a reading age of about six. In his bag, we found this knife – a potato peeler, really, the sort you’d find in any kitchen drawer. He said he was carrying it as protection.Some schools would have immediately decided to permanently exclude this boy. With a knife in school, the first thought is for the safety of other children. This boy, though, was vulnerable.
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