Headteacher in Cardiff says staff have been threatened and sworn at in front of childrenParents have been banned from attending future sports days by a primary school in Wales after claims of obscene language and threatening behaviour. Sheena Duggan, the headteacher at Pentrebane school in Cardiff, said staff had been sworn at in front of children. In a letter to parents seen by the BBC, Duggan said the behaviour had “worsened” over the past few years. There’s lots of unhappiness from parents who don’t think they should be punished for the bad behaviour of others.”Parents were banned from attending a school sports day in 2003 for fear of “embarrassing” their children. A less competitive format for the event was introduced at Maney Hill primary school in Sutton Coldfield, West Midlands.

Source: The Guardian June 30, 2019 16:45 UTC