Parents are increasingly abusive towards teachers and principals. How can schools respond?

RDNE Stock Project/ Pexels Some private schools have begun asking parents to sign a code of conduct to try and stop abusive behaviour towards teachers. In media reports, some principals have called out parents for a sense of entitlement, bullying of staff and refusing to admit when their child has misbehaved. Public schools are also taking new steps to try and curtail abusive parents. Victoria and South Australia have introduced laws to give principals powers to ban abusive parents from…