You said it yourself already, parents Instill the basics and moral code. Or not, that is the problem. Teachers cannot back that up in a modern 'soft' 'politically correct' society. Pastoral care staff at local school to us have admitted they can change children for the better and see remarkable...
I generally managed to talk my way out of most situations (music teacher playing Plaistow Patricia as my chosen record at SGS to the rest of the class at the age of 12 wasn't best received by authority )
I did get whacked on the back of hand with a wooden ruler afew times at Victoria road...
Tripe for dinner, or liver, if you could afford it. Walk 2 miles in the rain to school, no central heating or hot water. AND blue passports.
Really looking forward to Christmas 2019 new eh.
Too ****ing right. My son was being bullied, verbally mostly, a few years ago, really knocked an intelligent confident boy back, I went to the park one day and gave him a god almighty mouthful. Little **** went home and told his mum I hit him, she called the pigs etc etc. Local copper was...