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Wed 06 Jun 2009Drugs and alcohol causing problems at school, says report
INTIMIDATION, VERBAL abuse and the use or possession of drugs and alcohol are common problems in Irish second-level schools, according to an international survey of teaching conditions by the OECD.
Over 36 per cent of Irish lower second-level teachers said intimidation or verbal abuse of other students hindered instruction in their school, and 18 per cent of teachers said intimidation and verbal abuse of teachers was a problem, the survey found.
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