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Teacher left brain damaged after 'furious' student bashes her head with mobile phone
GCSE student who suffered from behavioural problems launched the beating on Mrs Stephens, using her mobile phone as a weapon to rain blows upon the teacher's head.Mrs Stephens has been left severely disabled since the attack on June 16, 2016, and has been unable to work since.Luton Crown Court heard on Thursday that at the time of the attack, Putteridge High School had no risk assessments to protect staff from violent pupils.The court heard that the school's board of governors had opted against a violence and aggression safety policy, despite workplace guidance from the Department for Education in 2014.As the local authority running the school in 2016, Luton Borough Council pleaded guilty to one count in breach of the Health and Safety at
