Blunkett to back jail for teen offenders
Press Review 16 April 2002
Parents of young criminals 'guilty of child abuse'
News Article 16 April 2002
Dysfunctional parents of child criminals are "guilty of child abuse", the home secretary has claimed.
Police patrol playground beat
Press Review 9 April 2002
Parents to face £1000 fines
Press Review 28 March 2002
Morris lobbies for more cash
Press Review 27 March 2002
Compulsory classes for 'feckless' parents
News Article 27 March 2002
Estelle Morris has made an astonishing call for the extension of parenting orders to cover the mothers and fathers of youngsters who have not been convicted of a crime.
Boarding school pupils to be quizzed on abuse
Press Review 25 March 2002
Lib Dems accuse government of 'scapegoating' parents
News Article 24 March 2002
Lib Dems have hit out at government claims that "feckless" parents are to blame for increased violence in the classroom and on the nation's streets.
Blair: Education is a top priority
News Article 22 March 2002
The prime minister's speech to Abraham Moss High School in full.
PM gets tough on unruly kids and parents
News Article 22 March 2002
Tony Blair has pledged a crackdown on disruptive schoolchildren and their parents.
PM leads war on crime
News Article 20 March 2002
Tony Blair has put his personal reputation on the line as the government struggles to regain the initiative on crime.
Morris calls for tougher line on bullies
News Article 16 January 2002
Estelle Morris is calling for new measures to deal with bullying and raise the status of classroom assistants.
Bullies to face permanent expulsion
Press Review 16 January 2002
Cherie blasts Britain's 'bully culture'
Press Review 6 November 2001
Parties row over excluded pupils
News Article 4 May 2001
The three main parties were on Friday at odds over pupil exclusion figures and what should be done with unruly pupils.