An interesting letter in today's DT from Peter Dawson, ex teachers' union leader. He says,

"The amount of time and energy being expended on getting into to school those whose purpose is to disrupt lessons works to the great disadvantage of the rest. Never has so much been done for a relatively few at the expense of the many."

THIS IS TRUE.

I suggest that the time and money now wasted should be re-directed into a new scheme based on the needle exchange for drug addicts. Wag men should hand out clean fivers at the doors of amusement arcades and, in those cases of parental collusion, supervise child care facilities at airports and check home kitchens for health and safety.