The claims were highlighted at the Ulster Teachers' Union conference this week
Teachers in Northern Ireland have said they are needing to use bite guards to protect themselves from vulnerable children in crisis.
Jacquie White, General Secretary of the Ulster Teachers’ Union said: "Teachers in some situations are being forced to wear bite guards to protect themselves from flesh wounds; we’ve had a student threaten to stab a pregnant teacher in the stomach, others left with black eyes, broken bones, strains and sprains which can be so routine they’re not even reported.
“For far too long they’ve seen the physical and verbal abuse they can face as simply part of the job. “The turn-over of support staff in the SEN sector is high due in part to the fact that even there access to training in the Team Teach protocol is limited. That allows a teacher to call on another designated teacher to help them intervene and restrain a child if they are in meltdown and at risk of hurting themselves or others.
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