Teachers in Dundee were victim to more attacks than anywhere else in Scotland last year.
Across the country, teachers have had to deal with almost 30,000 attacks in the past three years.
The Sunday Mail reports that the Dundee City Council area saw the highest number of incidents last year with 1,094.
Nationwide, assaults have risen in recent years, with 11,628 across Scotland last year, compared with 9,312 in 2017/18.
In 2016/17, there were 8,500 attacks.
Dundee City Council education convener Stewart Hunter said they encourage teachers to report any incidents, no matter how trivial it may seem.
He said: “One attack is one too many so that kind of number is concerning.
“Our main concern is how we can support our staff.
“It’s something we take very seriously.”
Beatrice Wishart, Scottish Liberal Democrat education spokeswoman, has called on the government to take greater measures to protect staff.
She said: “Teachers and pupils are being let down. Nobody should have to go to work with a reasonable expectation that they might be assaulted.
“Teaching staff have been the victim of attacks on almost 30,000 occasions since 2016/17. These are incredibly concerning figures and many represent vulnerable pupils who are not getting the support they need.
“Teachers work day in, day out to make sure children are given every opportunity to achieve their potential and get on in life, but that has been made harder by the loss of valuable specialist support staff from every school who work closely with pupils, some with complex needs.
“We will never be able to ensure that every child gets the best possible start in life unless we make sure that schools are places where both pupils and staff feel comfortable, confident and ready to learn.
“The Scottish Government must lay out how it will support local authorities and schools in tackling this problem and reverse the unacceptable
A Scottish Government spokesman said: “No teacher should have to suffer verbal of physical abuse in schools.
“We want all pupils to respect their peers and staff and are supporting a number of programmes to promote positive relationships and tackle indiscipline, abuse and violence.
“This includes good behaviour management, restorative approaches and programmes to help develop social, emotional and behavioural skills.”
