Reply #18: Each year 253,000 teachers are threatened with injury in the U.S.A.

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127,500 are physically attacked by students.

Violence against teachers costs over $2 billion annually. Not only are the teachers damaged by the threats but also students that observe the threats of violence.

Threats Against Educators are Expensive
Each year, students threaten teachers and even assault them. What are the costs for this behavior?

•Lost wages
•Lost days of work
•Need to train and replace teachers who leave prematurely
•Lost instructional time
•Medical and psychological care
•Student disciplinary proceedings
•Increased workers’ compensation claims and premiums
•Incarceration of perpetrators <1>
Teachers are already leaving the field because of burn out, poor work environment and lack of support from parents and administrators. Violence from students only adds to the already existing problem.

Locations for Violence Against Teachers
Just where is the violence occurring? Where are the 7%?

•Cities – 109,800
•Suburbs – 78,100
•Towns – 27,500
•Rural areas – 37,700
•Secondary schools – 139,400
•Elementary schools – 113,700
•Male teachers attacked – 78,500
•Female teachers attacked – 174,500
The pattern seems higher incidents in an urban setting, in secondary schools and with female teachers.



Read more at Suite101: Violence Against Teachers: A National Scandal http://educationalissues.suite101.com/article.cfm/violence-against-teachers-a-national-scandal#ixzz0nphrPrex