Exclusive: Fed-up Gibraltar teachers blast toxic 1300-pupil school and threaten to strike over unruly kids who think they can get away with anything [Video]

THE start of a new academic year for 1300-plus pupils at a popular Gibraltar school is under threat as teachers complaining of ‘anarchy, chaos and mismanagement’ threaten to launch disruptive strike action.

Staff at Westside School have described feeling ‘vulnerable, worried, anxious, stressed and traumatised’ following a decline in behaviour standards, including violence which has become ‘a regular occurrence on a daily basis’. 

The Olive Press has read the testimonies of over 25 members of staff who have decried ‘poor behaviour management’ which has created a ‘toxic environment’ where students believe they can ‘get away with anything’.

The Gibraltar government has been forced to intervene in an attempt to settle the dispute, which involves NASUWT, the main union representing teachers within the tiny British Overseas Territory.

Teachers at the comprehensive school represented by the union received a ballot paper over the summer holidays titled: “Trade dispute over adverse management practices affecting pupil behaviour …