The Teachers Are Afraid Of The Pupils Lyrics

Lyric discussion by barefoot 

Cover art for The Teachers Are Afraid Of The Pupils lyrics by Morrissey

I reckon it's not so much social commentary, but rather the narrator expressing disgust and hatred towards cruel, nasty teachers.

It's the exact opposite. An ATL poll in 2010 revealed that a quarter of UK teaching staff have been attacked by students and a third have had to cope with aggressive parents.

It's kind of like a timeline with The Headmaster Ritual, because there's a social turnaround. Instead of abusive teachers, we have abusive students and parents.