Two More Teachers Assaulted In Tauranga

Two more teachers have been assaulted in Tauranga since the stabbing of Steve Hose at Te Puke High School on Monday. (see Bullying to blame for teacher stabbing and related posts) Sunlive is reporting that two teachers at Tauranga Girl’s College were assaulted by a female pupil within a 24 hour period. The first assault was…

NZ Teachers Need More Power To Protect Themselves

Following yesterday’s stabbing of  Steve Hose, a 53 year old maths teacher at Te Puke High School, the Secondary Principals Association says that teachers need to have more power to protect themselves against violence in New Zealand’s classrooms. It’s a far, far cry from the safe, low-crime image that the country tries to portray abroad.…

Another Teacher Stabbed in NZ Classroom

Another male teacher, 53 year old  Steve Hose who teaches maths, has been stabbed by a student with a knife whilst teaching. He has two daughters The assault allegedly took place in front of a class of 24 students at Te Puke High School in the Western Bay of Plenty at 11am today: “Tauranga police…

Another Savage Attack In Tauranga

Days after Mary Loader, a 65 year old grandmother, was left critically injured in a random bottling attack in Tauranga (see Tauranga grandmother in coma after bottle attack) a 16 year old youth has sustained serious leg injuries in a fight outside the town’s 10 pin bowling alley on Friday night. The NZ Herald stated…