Woman in ‘cop attack’ is arrested
A WOMAN was arrested in Birkby last night after she assaulted a police officer.
A number of West Yorkshire Police vehicles responded to an incident late last night.
A neighbour said that the police attended the address at 10.50pm, asked to be let in and the ‘occupants refused, challenging the police to obtain a warrant.’
She said: “The police tried their utmost to reason with the occupant.”
A West Yorkshire Police spokesperson said officers attended at an address on Sufton Street on Sunday evening to carry out welfare check enquiries.
“While at the address an incident occurred in which an officer was assaulted.
“A woman was arrested on suspicion of assault and has now been released on police bail as enquiries continue.”
SCHOOLS could see a ‘steep drop’ in the number of pupils attending class next week as parents seek to prioritise family safety ahead of Christmas, a head teachers’ union has said.
Paul Whiteman, general secretary of the NAHT union, said giving schools the flexibility to switch to remote learning for the final few days of term was an ‘obvious and straightforward solution’.
He called on ministers to announce a plan in the next 24 hours to avoid a ‘disruptive’ end of term, adding that the rules over Christmas put schools and parents ‘between a rock and a hard place’.
A DfE spokeswoman said: “It is vital for all children to be in school where possible. The chief medical officer has highlighted the damage caused to children’s education, development and mental health from not being in school. Children are at very low risk from the virus, with only 0.2 per cent of state-funded pupils who were absent from school last week having a confirmed case.”