School heads forced to act like ‘Covid police’ during pandemic
by Rachel Hall from World news | The Guardian on (#5SC6J)
Educational leaders in England reveal run-ins with parents and souring relations with staff
School leaders felt forced to act as Covid police" during the pandemic, leading to toxic run-ins with parents and souring relations with their own staff, according to research.
More than half of primary leaders and just under half of secondary leaders struggled to deal with small but vocal groups of parents, ranging from anti-vaxxers and Covid-sceptics to those who did not want their children to attend school because of fears about the virus.
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