Teachers on a walk out over discipline issues with students.

I think this walkout could be the start of a good thing. The teachers are not backed up by management when they discipline the children.

http://video.news.sky.com/skynews/Home/UK-News/Sky-News-Video-Headlines/Video/200806415016104

My youngest was talking about the kids in their year 7-8 yr olds b/c she asked DH is someone punches me can I punch them back.  My response was get a teacher and DH said yes punch them back.
DSD then said well the kids in my grade punch people in the stomach and arms (like a hit or punch buggy not a brawl) and curse at the teachers!
I said what do the teachers do and she said they cant do anything.

My oldest then said there was a fight at school and two boys were going at it and 2 teachers stood by and watched until it was over then took them to the office and they were both suspended for 3 days.

I thought man these teachers need some respect and need to be able to discipline these kids since parents aren't involved during the day.  I dont been caning them or taking a switch to their back.  Grabbing by the arm and taking them to the office immediately or in school suspension aka school jail comes to mind.
Kids dont run a school the teachers do.

As well they should. Too many people treat teachers like babysitters and seem to rely on them to do the childraising for 8 hours or so each day but don't want to do the work at home or enforce consequences for bad behaviours outside the home (and quite frankly inside the home.) They treat it like it's the school's problem and even the school administration won't back the teachers up. I'd walk out too.