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• Weapon and drug use ‘widespread’ among students on college premises

  20-06-2024 16:49
  
  Violence, crime and substance misuse are now widespread across colleges, with students regularly carrying weapons and drugs or arriving intoxicated, according to new data released by UNISON today (Thursday).
  Seven in ten (70%) support staff said drug abuse among students is a problem in their college, a survey conducted by the union found.
  And more than a third (34%) said crime involving weapons is a concern, while almost a fifth (19%) believed gang culture is a problem at their institution.
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• UNISON renews its support for domestic abuse refuges

  20-06-2024 10:54
  
  Delegates at UNISON’s national delegate conference have unanimously passed a motion that commits the union to take action on domestic abuse service provision and ensure ‘access for all’ in refuges.The motion was supported by several emotive speeches from members who had personally experienced domestic abuse.
  Introducing the motion, Farida Gullam (pictured) from the national women’s committee said: “Every week, two women are killed by a partner or ex-partner and one
  
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