Teachers must often face student attacks alone
- Written by: Charles Bell, Assistant Professor of Criminal Justice Sciences, Illinois State University
Teachers report post-traumatic stress disorder after experiencing or witnessing attacks from students.Andrey Zhuravlev/iStock via Getty ImagesWhen “Ms. Kyles,” a social studies teacher in a suburban district, heard her colleague scream in a nearby classroom, she ran to her aid. It appeared that a female student had attacked a classmate....