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Ending Violence in Scottish Schools

  • Submitted by: Liam Kerr, North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party.
  • Date lodged: Monday, 04 March 2024
  • Motion reference: S6M-12389
  • Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, 06 March 2024

Motions as amended

That the Parliament believes that no pupil, teacher or member of school staff should suffer physical or verbal abuse and that every child and young person has the right to an uninterrupted school day, free from violence and disruption; notes the impact that the current escalation of violence in schools has had on the teaching profession, especially in relation to retention and mental health; further notes, with concern, the alarming reports of instances of violence and disruption, and calls on the Scottish Government to support parents, teachers and staff, assisting them in promoting acceptable behaviour and tackling instances of violence and disruption; calls on the Scottish Government to support children and young people impacted by violence and disruption in schools and to facilitate an environment in which all young people are safe to learn, develop and grow; further calls on all Members of the Scottish Parliament to work together in tackling the seriousness of this issue, diligently and without delay, alongside local authorities, schools, teachers and young people themselves; recognises the work that is already underway to respond to these challenges, including the joint national action plan with COSLA, which will publish in the spring; welcomes the publication of the gender-based violence in schools framework, which it agrees is a necessary step in responding to the increase in misogynistic behaviours identified by the behaviour in Scottish schools research and reports by teaching unions, and reaffirms, in the week of International Women’s Day, the need to end misogyny in Scotland’s schools and wider society.


Supported by: Douglas Lumsden

Vote

Result 94 for, 20 against, 0 abstained, 15 did not vote Vote Passed

Scottish National Party

For
  • Alasdair Allan
  • Angela Constance
  • Angus Robertson
  • Annabelle Ewing
  • Audrey Nicoll
  • Ben Macpherson
  • Bill Kidd
  • Bob Doris
  • Christina McKelvie
  • Clare Adamson
  • Clare Haughey
  • Colin Beattie
  • Collette Stevenson
  • David Torrance
  • Elena Whitham
  • Emma Harper
  • Evelyn Tweed
  • Fergus Ewing
  • Fiona Hyslop
  • Fulton MacGregor
  • George Adam
  • Gillian Martin
  • Gordon MacDonald
  • Graeme Dey
  • Ivan McKee
  • Jackie Dunbar
  • James Dornan
  • Jamie Hepburn
  • Jenny Gilruth
  • Jim Fairlie
  • Joe FitzPatrick
  • John Mason
  • Karen Adam
  • Kate Forbes
  • Kaukab Stewart
  • Keith Brown
  • Kenneth Gibson
  • Kevin Stewart
  • Mairi Gougeon
  • Màiri McAllan
  • Maree Todd
  • Marie McNair
  • Natalie Don
  • Neil Gray
  • Nicola Sturgeon
  • Paul McLennan
  • Rona Mackay
  • Ruth Maguire
  • Shirley-Anne Somerville
  • Siobhian Brown
  • Stephanie Callaghan
  • Stuart McMillan
  • Tom Arthur
  • Willie Coffey
Against
0
Abstained
0
Did not vote
  • Christine Grahame
  • Emma Roddick
  • Humza Yousaf
  • Jenni Minto
  • John Swinney
  • Michael Matheson
  • Michelle Thomson
  • Richard Lochhead
  • Shona Robison

Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party

For
  • Alexander Burnett
  • Alexander Stewart
  • Annie Wells
  • Brian Whittle
  • Craig Hoy
  • Douglas Lumsden
  • Douglas Ross
  • Dr. Sandesh Gulhane
  • Graham Simpson
  • Jackson Carlaw
  • Jamie Greene
  • Jamie Halcro Johnston
  • Jeremy Balfour
  • Liam Kerr
  • Liz Smith
  • Maurice Golden
  • Meghan Gallacher
  • Miles Briggs
  • Murdo Fraser
  • Oliver Mundell
  • Pam Gosal
  • Rachael Hamilton
  • Roz McCall
  • Russell Findlay
  • Sharon Dowey
  • Sue Webber
  • Tess White
  • Tim Eagle
Against
  • Stephen Kerr
Abstained
0
Did not vote
  • Edward Mountain
  • Finlay Carson

Scottish Labour

For
  • Anas Sarwar
Against
  • Alex Rowley
  • Carol Mochan
  • Claire Baker
  • Colin Smyth
  • Daniel Johnson
  • Foysol Choudhury
  • Jackie Baillie
  • Katy Clark
  • Mark Griffin
  • Martin Whitfield
  • Michael Marra
  • Monica Lennon
  • Neil Bibby
  • Pam Duncan-Glancy
  • Paul O'Kane
  • Paul Sweeney
  • Pauline McNeill
  • Rhoda Grant
  • Richard Leonard
Abstained
0
Did not vote
  • Mercedes Villalba
  • Sarah Boyack

Scottish Green Party

For
  • Ariane Burgess
  • Gillian Mackay
  • Lorna Slater
  • Maggie Chapman
  • Mark Ruskell
  • Patrick Harvie
  • Ross Greer
Against
0
Abstained
0
Did not vote
0

Scottish Liberal Democrats

For
  • Beatrice Wishart
  • Liam McArthur
  • Willie Rennie
Against
0
Abstained
0
Did not vote
  • Alex Cole-Hamilton

Alba Party

For
  • Ash Regan
Against
0
Abstained
0
Did not vote
0

No Party Affiliation

For
0
Against
0
Abstained
0
Did not vote
  • Alison Johnstone

Original motion text

That the Parliament believes that no pupil, teacher or member of school staff should suffer physical or verbal abuse and that every child and young person has the right to an uninterrupted school day, free from violence and disruption; notes the impact that the current escalation of violence in schools has had on the teaching profession, especially in relation to retention and mental health; further notes, with concern, the alarming reports of instances of violence and disruption, and calls on the Scottish Government to support parents, teachers and staff, assisting them in promoting acceptable behaviour and tackling instances of violence and disruption; calls on the Scottish Government to support children and young people impacted by violence and disruption in schools and to facilitate an environment in which all young people are safe to learn, develop and grow, and further calls on all Members of the Scottish Parliament to work together in tackling the seriousness of this issue, diligently and without delay.

Accepted amendments

Motion ref. S6M-12389.2

Ending Violence in Scottish Schools - Amendment - Amendment

Submitted by: Jenny Gilruth, Mid Fife and Glenrothes, Scottish National Party, Date lodged: Tuesday, March 5, 2024

Supported by: Graeme Dey, Natalie Don
Current status: Taken in the chamber on Wednesday, March 6, 2024

Result 92 for, 20 against, 0 abstained, 17 did not vote Vote Passed

Defeated amendments

Motion ref. S6M-12389.1

Ending Violence in Scottish Schools - Amendment - Amendment

Submitted by: Pam Duncan-Glancy, Glasgow, Scottish Labour, Date lodged: Tuesday, March 5, 2024

Supported by: Martin Whitfield
Current status: Taken in the chamber on Wednesday, March 6, 2024

Result 53 for, 61 against, 0 abstained, 15 did not vote Vote Defeated