This is very OTT in my opinion .
So the pupils have a disrespectful song about their teachers ,,,,wowee its hardly the crime of the century is it.
Schoolkids have been dissing their teachers since time began.
Poor teachers ehhh they are always moaning about something

I agree. If the students heard half of the things that teachers said about them behind their backs then they would go to their union and then strike (which they call truancy these days!)

I would think teachers have got more to worry about than some childish tune on a mobile phone.What was the old one about sticks and stones.....worry when physically assaulted.

Rubbish you 3 above me. This is where the breakdown of discipline in schools begins and if it can be nipped in the bud then all well and good and as for worrying UNTIL you've been assaulted....good grief!

I didn't write it!!! Honest!!! I've been in hospital!!! I'm innocent!!!

i say bin the phones *

Odd isn't it - comments 1, 2,& 3 are absolutely correct, the fuss is OTT - but comment 4 is also correct: This is where discipline begins.

Maybe teaching is not such a simple matter as some would have us believe.

Brainyfurball (No 7) - Teaching never has been, and currently never is, 'a simple matter'.

In some quarters teachers are expected to provide a panacea for all ills - educational, social, moral and so on - and if this outrageous expectation is not accomplished then the blame is placed firmly and squarely with the profession. Not good enough!

Teachers are in post to teach! They are, therefore, entitled (like any other person in their particular place of work) to work in a classroom where they expect a satisfactory level of behaviour from their pupils; who in so many instances can quote their rights in the most inappropriate manner but who wholly fail to understand that they also have responsibilities.

Problematic youngsters may be in the minority but they give confidence to others perhaps a little less bold... consequently their numbers increase. They can make life intolerable for both the teacher, who is forced to spend more time on discipline than on teaching, and for the diligent members of their class who are keen to take advantage of the education on offer.

The issue of pupil behaviour must be seen as a whole - not, as in in this instance where we we see some commentators looking at only a brief snapshot.

The issue of behaviour/discipline in (and out of) schools must be addressed - and soon - otherwise the knock on effects are unthinkable!

I air my views strongly because a very close teacher friend of mine was recently both verbally abused and spat upon by a group of unruly youngsters.... as a now retired teacher I find that an anathema.

No fluffcat! (No 1)... This action is not as you suggest OTT .... it might however just be a signal that enough is enough and that the teaching profession have been patient and understanding for long enough.

To quote an old car sticker....If you can read this then thank a teacher!

"The issue of pupil behaviour must be seen as a whole - not, as in in this instance where we we see some commentators looking at only a brief snapshot"

Thank you for the reprimand - May I clarify: I should have said that the reaction by the fact it was mentioned in the press was OTT.