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| "Not the First time teachers have been threatend by a pupil(s) with knives, it takes a tragic loss of life before people sit up and take notice! Violence is increasing." |
Courtesy: Metro 29.04.14
He claimed the suspect was ‘really clever’ but struggled in Spanish and suffered from depression.
‘I’m still in shock she would never hurt anyone,’ he added of Mrs Maguire’s death. ‘She was always trying to help people.’ Speaking outside the school gates, another pupil, Georgina Kilroy, also 16, said: ‘I don’t know anyone who didn’t like her. You couldn’t ask for a better teacher.’ Distraught pupils spoke of a ‘legend teacher’ on social media websites last night.
Lucy Melia said: ‘Everybody has nothing but pure love for Mrs Maguire. She was the heart of that school.’
Another wrote: ‘RIP Mrs Maguire, by far the most caring teacher in that school. She’s now a star in the sky.’
The 1,000-pupil school, for students aged 11 to 16, remained open despite the killing, with floral tributes being left at the gates by pupils and parents. Prime minister David Cameron was one of the first to pay tribute to the teacher. ‘My thoughts are with the family of Anne Maguire, as well as the staff and pupils of Corpus Christi school,’ he added.
Leeds city council’s chief executive Tom Riordan assured parents the attack was ‘an isolated incident’ and said there was ‘no ongoing risk to pupils or staff’.
But Russell Hobby, of the National Association of Head Teachers, said of the tragedy: ‘Teachers carry a great weight for our society and we owe them so much. It is terrible that they should be asked to pay this price, too.’
‘I’m still in shock she would never hurt anyone,’ he added of Mrs Maguire’s death. ‘She was always trying to help people.’ Speaking outside the school gates, another pupil, Georgina Kilroy, also 16, said: ‘I don’t know anyone who didn’t like her. You couldn’t ask for a better teacher.’ Distraught pupils spoke of a ‘legend teacher’ on social media websites last night.
Lucy Melia said: ‘Everybody has nothing but pure love for Mrs Maguire. She was the heart of that school.’
Another wrote: ‘RIP Mrs Maguire, by far the most caring teacher in that school. She’s now a star in the sky.’
The 1,000-pupil school, for students aged 11 to 16, remained open despite the killing, with floral tributes being left at the gates by pupils and parents. Prime minister David Cameron was one of the first to pay tribute to the teacher. ‘My thoughts are with the family of Anne Maguire, as well as the staff and pupils of Corpus Christi school,’ he added.
Leeds city council’s chief executive Tom Riordan assured parents the attack was ‘an isolated incident’ and said there was ‘no ongoing risk to pupils or staff’.
But Russell Hobby, of the National Association of Head Teachers, said of the tragedy: ‘Teachers carry a great weight for our society and we owe them so much. It is terrible that they should be asked to pay this price, too.’
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