IT is unlikely that the student who attacked his teacher will be allowed to attend classes at his school in the run-up to his Leaving Certificate exams.

THE mother of a schoolchild who broke his teacher’s nose and teeth yesterday came out fighting for her son’s future.

NEW proposals will not give schools enough power to take action on assaults by students like the one which has left a Dublin teacher with a broken nose, the Dáil was told yesterday.

SCHOOL staff were still in shock yesterday after an English teacher’s nose and teeth were broken in a heated row with a pupil over a mobile phone.