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  Teachers want clampdown on swearing
Updated 05 September 2002, 17.14

Teachers are finally getting tough on kids who swear in class.

They could soon be given hard-hitting new powers which could have you expelled at the drop of an expletive.

  Click here to tell us if swearing's a problem in your school

Under the new rules, teachers have total control. It would be up to them if they wanted to carry on teaching you when you've been foul-mouthed.

Prison sentence

Bad language in the classroom is now being seen as disruptive as fighting and misbehaving.

"It's horrible getting called things when I'm just trying to do my job and teach kids," one teacher told Newsround.

And if you think that's tough, schools in France are considering sending kids to prison if they continually swear and bad-mouth teachers!

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