HERTFORDSHIRE is one of the worst counties for children attacking teachers, new figures have shown.

The county has come sixth in a table showing the most incidents in 70 local authorities across England and Wales.

Over the past two years, 684 classroom attacks have been reported in Hertfordshire.

The Hertfordshire Mercury report. You can read the full story here. 

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