Teacher in assault case calls for CCTV in all classrooms

THE Scots teacher at the heart of a pupil assault row has called for closed circuit TV cameras to be installed inside schools to combat unruly behaviour.

Michael Barile, from Dundee, last week won his appeal against his sentence for assaulting two boys in his class. The 52-year-old remains convicted of the offence.

In an exclusive interview with Scotland on Sunday, Barile said: "I would love to see schools have up-to-date facilities like CCTV cameras in schools. Who's got anything to be afraid of except badly behaved kids?"

He also said schools had brought about an increase in classroom violence by the way they manage unruly behaviour.