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Victory for teacher at centre of assault row

Scotland’s largest teaching union has called for school staff to be given greater protection from abusive pupils after a teacher who was sacked by his employers won an out-of-court settlement.

Mike Barile, 52, lost his job after he was convicted of two assault charges involving pupils whom a judge said had engaged in “disgraceful behaviour”.