[Niamh.]

Originally Posted by Livia

Like I said earlier, I'd like to see what happened in the 30 minutes preceding the incident. I'd also like to know how often this kid is in trouble... otherwise we're all just commenting on a few minutes of film of the incident, the background of which we know nothing.

As far as rights are concerned, all those other kids in the class have rights, the least of which is the right to an education. Having some try-hard in class who disrupts it and refuses to get off their phone is not conducive to a decent learning environment. I hope if the kid who wouldn't get off her phone in class is reinstated, the other kids will also be able to use their right to an education to have her removed if she can't behave like an adult.

It doesn't even matter what happened 30 minutes beforehand or how disruptive the pupil was being. That was excessive force, unless she happened to be swinging a gun around 30 minutes before of course........but I'm sure that would have been mentioned by now if it were true.