It’ll never happen near me
You read all these stories in the papers about teachers assaulting pupils or pupils assaulting teachers in America and other places around the world, but you never quite expect it to happen on your own doorstep! That’s what happened the other day, and little bits of the story are making their way out, that a student was taunting a teacher who struck out, and is now being questioned on attempted murder 
A science teacher arrested over a serious assault on a pupil is now being questioned on suspicion of attempted murder
The teacher was arrested after the incident on Wednesday at All Saints’ Roman Catholic School in Mansfield, Nottinghamshire. He is also being questioned about alleged attacks on two other schoolchildren.
Read more on the Yahoo/Sky News article HERE. Note this is a day or two old now.
There is one part of that article right at the bottom that has kinda really got to me. I’ll admit Mansfield ain’t the nicest of places, but why they feel the need to put this…
The school is in a rundown area of Mansfield, with boarded-up houses lining the street around it
at the end of the story is beyond me. People from Mansfield will know full well that the Brownlow Road is an area that could do with being knocked down due to the boarded up windows and its a well known druggie haven, but the other parts around the All Saints School are really not that bad. I’m not saying this just cos my Grandma and Grandad live in the vicinity of the area, but I wouldn’t think twice bout buying a house round them parts. It’s a shame they’ve only noticed that one little eyesore of an area, and decided to tar the rest of Mansfield with that brush grrrrrr
Well thats my little rant over! Feeling very funky fresh this morning, given 4 days solid at the gym, including a 3 mile run this week, and a haircut which has left me feeling better bout things ! It’s amazing how something as small as a haircut can give you a little boost. finishing the full active week with the usual Friday Night football. Seems the Aussies are not gonna relenquish the Ashes without a fight after day 2 of the first test in Cardiff 
More evidence of bias in the media. Or is it sensationalism?
Anyway, there’s plenty of boarded up building round where I live but I wouldn’t call it a rough area, just neglected by the council.
Well mate the teacher has a hell of a lot of support from his ex pupils at the school, and you’re right, I think the majority of the boarded up houses are more than likely Council owned, and they just can’t be bothered to tidy the are up!