The number of Queensland parents and guardians being banned from state schools for threatening behaviour has prompted a public awareness campaign calling for respect.  About 150 people each year are excluded from school grounds due to actual or threatened violence, a budget estimates hearing was told on Tuesday.  "We believe that all of our staff deserve to have respect in their workplace," Education minister Kate Jones said.  "I consider any attack on a teacher by a parent one too many."  In some instances, police become involved.  The state government will place posters in schools and across social media as a reminder for guardians to show respect.  President of the Queensland Association of State School Principals Michael Fay said teachers, like paramedics, deserved to be safe in their workplace.  "Principals are also involved in some of these situations from time to time, so this will be welcomed by principals as well," he said.  Tuesday's hearing also revealed there had been 174 assaults on teachers by students in the 18 months to June 2016.  Opposition education spokeswoman Tracy Davis questioned how the department planned on encouraging new teachers when school yards were "almost like Fight Club".  Ms Jones defended the government's "record investment" in education, including the appointment of an extra 875 teachers above growth levels.  The number of assaults had been declining in recent years, the minister later added.  "I believe this is because we have made it very clear, through our tough behaviour-management plans, that we will not accept behaviour that is anti-social to our staff, or indeed other students in the classroom."
The Queensland opposition has likened state schools to Fight Club after revelations 174 teachers were assaulted over 18 months.