Hon. Anthony Spagnolo asked the Minister for Education about the number of reported physical assaults against teachers and school staff in WA public schools during the 2024 school year. The Minister responded that there were 2,080 incidents reported, fewer than in 2023.

AnsweredQoN 254Legislative Assembly
Asked
27 May 2025
Portfolio
Education

QuestionView source ↗

Schools—Staff—Assaults against
254. Hon Anthony Spagnolo to the Leader of the
House representing the Minister for Education:
I refer to WA public
schools. In the school year 2024, how many incidents of physical assault
against teachers or school staff were submitted to the Department of Education's
online incident notification system?

AnswerView source ↗

I thank the
honourable member for some notice of the question. If I am right, this is the
first question of his own that the honourable member has asked, so
congratulations on that achievement.
The Department of
Education advises that there were 2,080 incidents submitted, representing fewer
incidents reported than in 2023.

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