Peter Harvey dumbbell attack: CCTV shows students fleeing enraged teacher

Peter Harvey dumbbell attack: CCTV shows students fleeing enraged teacher

Peter Harvey, a science teacher at ‘All Saints Roman Catholic school in Mansfield’ fractured a students skull with a dumbbell (3kg), after being taunted during class by his pupils. The event was caught on tape by the surveillance camera. The victim who is been known as a troublemaker in the whole school, told him to "fuck off". After this Peter Harvey went crazy and he said to the boy "I'll teach you to fuck off," and took him into a storeroom, where he picked up a dumbbell and hit him twice about the head, shouting: "Die, die, die.". Peter Harvey had some mental health problems for a long time and could not take it any more is what his lawyer says. Peter Harvey is been prosecuted of attempted murder and grievous bodily harm with intent by Nottingham crown court.


It is actually a very serious event and a point to discuss about. After reading the article and watching the video, I was literally shocked about the idea of using a dumbbell against a student and was thinking like: are our brothers, sisters, nephews and nieces safe in a safe environment like a school and the teachers? I am not saying that every teacher should undergo a test for mental health etc. What would you do when you get taunted by this kind of students?


http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2010/apr/30/peter-harvey-dumbbell-teacher-video