Violent Behaviour Rises Among Scottish Pupils During Lockdown: Teaching Union

Pupils return to the classroom at Cleeves Primary School, in Glasgow, Scotland, on Feb. 22, 2021. Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images

Violent behaviour has increased among Scottish schoolchildren during the COVID-19 lockdowns, most notably in young pupils aged 4 to 6, a teaching union has warned.

In written evidence to the Scottish Parliament’s Education Committee, the Educational Institute of Scotland (EIS), a trade union representing teachers, reported that there has been “an increase in violent incidents arising from pupils’ distressed behaviour.”