Violence against teachers

Second mass stabbing attack carried out, filmed in Poland in 'grim copycat phenomenon'

"We are facing an extraordinary situation... for the first time, we are dealing with a killer who wore a helmet-mounted camera, intending to film the knife attack," said Prime Minister Donald Tusk.

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Children look at the scene of a knife attack at a vocational school in the town of Ostroleka, some 120 km north of Warsaw on October 7, 2026. Officers have arrested a 19-year-old man after eight people were wounded in a knife attack at a high school in Poland.
Students carry out a blocking protest at the Lycee Lamartine secondary school during a day of nationwide public sector strikes and demonstrations, in Paris, on September 29, 2026.

High school students in Paris' deprived suburbs spark national protest movement

Tens of thousands of students have joined protests across France over teacher shortages, overcrowded classrooms, poor school conditions, and planned budget cuts.

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A masked students attempts to kick a tear gas canister, amid clashes with French riot police during a protest by French high school and university students near Lycee Paul Eluard high-school to demand the hiring of substitute teachers, increased resources and better learning conditions.

Teacher doused in petrol as students set fire to schools in protests raging across France

The demonstrations and blockades, which began last week, have become a political flashpoint at a sensitive moment for the government, which announced a series of deeply unpopular spending cuts.

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Magen David Adom intensive care ambulance.

Teacher shot in school parking lot near Beersheba, hospitalized in moderate condition

The school temporarily suspended classes and released a statement denouncing the violent incident. The shooter's identity and motive remain unclear at the time of writing.

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Israeli teachers delay school opening following extreme violence, harassments by students

"Violence against teaching staff is becoming an everyday phenomenon that we must not normalize," Teachers Union Chairman Michael Pinto said in a statement on Monday.

FEBRUARY 10, 2026ByMAYA ZANGER-SHAMIR
View of an empty classroom at a school in Tel Aviv, during a general strike of some Municipalities and local authorities, on May 15, 2023.

British teacher accused of terrorism, causing 'emotional harm' after showing Trump video in class

British officials in charge of child protection suggested that the decision to expose the US President's videos in class could be configured as a "hate crime."

DECEMBER 26, 2025ByLARA SUKSTER MOSHEYOF
Police officers look on as protesters gather on the day of an anti-immigration rally organised by British anti-immigration activist Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, also known as Tommy Robinson, in London, Britain, September 13, 2025.

US teacher threatens to behead middle school student in Israeli flag row

The adult witnesses recounted to the officers that they had heard Reese shout he was going to slit the student's throat, drag her outside and cut her head off.

DECEMBER 16, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Police officials stand outside 12200 Chessington Drive in southwest Houston, Texas, U.S., April 30, 2021. Dozens of persons were found inside a residence in Southwest Houston, which was initially reported as a kidnapping but prompted police to look into human smuggling, police and local news organiz

How should educators deal with pupils’ verbal and physical violence?

Suspending and expelling them is not the answer.

NOVEMBER 27, 2023ByJUDY SIEGEL-ITZKOVICH
An empty classroom.

Kindergarten teacher suspended after parents discover her second job

One mother said: "Her personal life is her own business. At work, what matters is her performance."

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023ByMAARIV ONLINE

Tel Aviv teacher says she was run over by student's mother after school hours

Following the serious incident, the Education Ministry announced that classes at the school where the teacher works will begin this coming Sunday at 10:00 a.m.

MAY 6, 2023ByALON HACHMON/MAARIV ONLINE
A CLASSROOM at a Tel Aviv school is empty due to a strike called by the Teachers’ Union.

Schoolteacher stabbed to death by student in southwest France

Police arrested the student, who told officers he was possessed and heard voices that instructed him to attack the teacher.

FEBRUARY 22, 2023ByREUTERS
French police officers in Paris, France, April 28, 2020.

Israeli student hits teacher with brass knuckles in Abu Gosh high school, arrested

The school closed shortly after the incident and will remain closed on Tuesday morning, the Israeli Teachers' Union announced.

JANUARY 23, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Israeli police officers secure a Jewish school following recent clashes between Jewish and Arab residents in the central Israeli city of Lod, May 23, 2021

Can we stop the soaring violence in Israeli society? - opinion

One can no longer ignore the lack of respect which characterizes so many interactions in the Israeli public sphere recently and feeds the aforementioned violence.

JANUARY 20, 2023ByRUTH WASSERMAN LANDE
‘THIS ISSUE requires a clear directive from the senior leadership of the country and an official government decision that will find expression in each and every ministry,’ says the writer.

Six-year-old boy shoots and gravely wounds teacher in Virginia school

The injury to the teacher was considered life-threatening, though she had shown some improvement in the hospital.

JANUARY 7, 2023ByREUTERS
Police vehicles are seen parked outside Richneck Elementary School, where according to the police, a six-year-old boy shot and wounded a teacher, in Newport News, Virginia, US, January 6, 2023, in this screen grab from a handout video.