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Lyneham, Canberra: school staff assaulted.

At about 11.20am on 7 April 2011, two girls were unlawfully on the premises of a high school in Lyneham, in Canberra's north.

The two girls were allegedly assaulting staff in an attempt to assault another girl.

Police were called.

The girls have been charged with aggravated robbery and a number of other offences.

Teens charged with Canberra school assault at Lyneham, AAP, The Courier-Mail: 7 April 2011: http://www.couriermail.com.au/news/breaking-news/teens-charged-with-canberra-school-assault-at-lyneham/story-e6freonf-1226035564482 Historical link preserved from the original page.

Maths teachers can get jobs in big cities, earning far more than teachers earn.

I'm an escaped maths teacher.

If you are numerate, teaching pays extremely poorly in comparison with some alternatives.

This is a problem of teachers' own making, as numerate Australians can get jobs in big cities. Historical link preserved from the original page.

Graduate teachers may start teaching with good intentions.

But it takes less than 7 years for a competent numerate graduate in other fields to get to a salary over $100,000 pa.

If they are willing to travel, double this.

By the time that they are 40, numerate, competent, qualified, experienced English speakers in various fields are on over $200,000 per year.

The (relative) vow of teacher-poverty breaks when the young maths/ physics/ geology teacher realises that they will never be able to afford the same suburb, same holiday, same spouse or same childrens' education as their more mercenary mates.