WA news LIVE: Perth parents of suspended students who tormented relief teacher to meet with principal

The parents of five students suspended from Baldivis Secondary College will meet with the principal today after vision of them tormenting a relief teacher went viral on TikTok.

The video, since deleted, showed students running rampant in the classroom, walking on desks, touching the teacher’s hair, and blowing vape smoke in her face.

The State School Teachers Union of WA said the incident is an example of the abuse relief teachers deal with daily and that the disrespectful behaviour is part of the reason many teachers are leaving the profession.

Education minister Sabine Winton slammed the vision, saying teachers deserved respect in the classroom and to feel safe.

The teacher involved has been offered support, while the parents of the five suspended students have been invited to meet with the school principal today.

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