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A new bill would give teachers more power to physically intervene to curb classroom disruption. Teachers support it, but an expert warns it’s the wrong path, citing Danish and international research.

Student behavior has changed: »You have to be exceptionally strong to run a classroom«

According to public school teacher Maja Rømer, you have to be »exceptionally strong« to manage a class these days. Privatfoto
According to public school teacher Maja Rømer, you have to be »exceptionally strong« to manage a class these days. Privatfoto
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Teachers should have the right to restrain or remove students if they »significantly disrupt lessons for others.«

This is according to a draft bill on physical intervention in primary schools that Minister for Children and Education Mattias Tesfaye (S) has put out for public consultation.

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