FOI Request - Attacks in Schools

Request 101003452863

Please can you send me the following information over the past five year period:
1.          How many reported attacks have there been on staff/assistants in the following school years – 17-18 / 18-19 / 19-20 / 20-21 / 22-23
2.         How many incidents have involved kicking and/or punching?
3.         How many have involved biting and/or spitting?
4.         How many incident involved a weapon? – be that conventional or improvised (ie. table, chair, ruler etc)
5.         How many incidents saw exclusion or expulsion?

Response 08-01-2024

1. The information requested can be found here.

2. &  3. We would have to read though thousands of incident report forms to get this information. This task would cost the Council in excess of £600 of staff time. In accordance with section 12 of the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 (excessive cost), we are therefore unable to comply with this part of the request.

4. The information requested can be found here.

5. We would have to read though thousands of incident report forms to get this information. This task would cost the Council in excess of £600 of staff time. In accordance with section 12 of the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 (excessive cost), we are therefore unable to comply with this part of the request.