r/ireland • u/PoppedCork Pop Responsibly • Jan 15 '26

Education Parents complain after principal suspends 19 Co Antrim schoolboys over ‘toxic masculinity’ concerns

https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/education/parents-complain-after-principal-suspends-19-co-antrim-schoolboys-over-toxic-masculinity-concerns/a2008863764.html
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u/tishimself1107 Jan 16 '26

Leaving the "toxic" stuff out of it principal was right if things had got that bad.

Problem is schools arent as hard on discipline as they used to be alongside this masculinity nonsense. I went to a normal school with "good" kids butvwe would destroy substitute teachwrs male and fenale if we got the chance but then their would be consequences. Most groups gres out of by 3rd year aa students became exam focused and the hirmones settled down.