School staff in shock after teacher injured in row with pupil

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.

Wed, 14 Feb, 2007 - 00:00
Juno McEnroe

Teacher Chris Gavin was badly injured in the incident, which involved a Leaving Certificate pupil at Deansrath Community College in Clondalkin, west Dublin.

The 17-year-old boy has been suspended pending an investigation being led by the school’s principal, Maria Shannon.

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