Teachers praised for 'compassion' shown in response to Johnstone High School disturbance
dailyrecord.co.ukTeachers have been praised for the “commitment and compassion” shown in response to a recent disturbance at Johnstone High School.Police were called around 10.45am on Friday, May 12 after a former pupil entered the school in the town’s Beith Road.Three women aged 59, 48 and 34 were injured and taken to Paisley’s Royal Alexandra Hospital, where they were discharged later that day.
A 14-year-old girl also sustained injuries.A 16-year-old girl has been charged in connection with the incident and was due to be reported to the Scottish Children’s Reporter.At the time, Renfrewshire Council stressed no weapons were involved and confirmed the school operated as normal afterwards.Steven Quinn, director of children’s services, provided an update to elected members before the education and children’s services policy board on Thursday.Renfrewshire Live, the new free app dedicated to bringing you around the clock breaking news, is now available to download.Powered by the Paisley Daily Express, Renfrewshire Live is your go-to source for news, features and sport with live coverage provided direct to the app, seven days a week.The dedicated team of experienced journalists, responsible for the publication of the award-winning Express, will focus on breaking news, day and night, across Renfrewshire’s towns and villages.There is also a dedicated St Mirren section that will follow every kick of the ball with the Buddies. Available on both Android and Apple.
D ownload here: smarturl.it/RenfrewLiveSocial He applauded the way school staff conducted themselves and thanked pupils for their “commendable” reaction – saying the “care and respect” they displayed for their teachers was evident.Mr Quinn said: “As you’ll be aware, we had an incident
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