Teachers are there to teach, not to calm aggressive people. Yet, they sometimes have to deal with angry parents who come to demand answers or tensions on the schoolyard. On Wednesday, a teacher was seriously injured when he tried to mediate a family dispute.
During the farewell musical of group 8 of primary school Het Palet in Alblasserdam, a fight broke out between three men. The teacher of group 5 intervened and was stabbed.
The incident highlights how teachers sometimes find themselves in a vulnerable position. Not only in the classroom but also outside, such as on the schoolyard.