Teachers took 3,400 sick days after workplace assaults over two years

Overall, teachers at primary and post-primary level took more than 980,000 days of certified sick leave over the past two school years. File picture: Danny Lawson/PA

Teachers took more than 3,400 days of sick leave over the past two school years because of assaults in the workplace.

Figures from the Department of Education show 1,724 days were lost in the 2024/25 school year because of attacks on teaching staff.