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Infographic: Comparisons across roles and time for physical violence

Line graph illustrating comparisons across roles and time for physical violence before, during, and after COVID-19 restrictions.

Details of infographic from APA’s 2024 Violence and Aggression Against Educators and School Personnel report

Mean score comparisons across roles and time for physical violence as reported by teachers; staff; school psychologists, social workers, and counselors; and administrators before, during, and after COVID-19 restrictions

Teachers

  • Before COVID-19: 0.13
  • During COVID-19 restrictions: 0.04
  • After COVID-19 restrictions: 0.61

School psychologists, social workers, and counselors

  • Before COVID-19: 0.18
  • During COVID-19 restrictions: 0.05
  • After COVID-19 restrictions: 0.23

Staff

  • Before COVID-19: 0.18
  • During COVID-19 restrictions: 0.08
  • After COVID-19 restrictions: 0.19

Administrators

  • Before COVID-19: 0.19
  • During COVID-19 restrictions: 0.05
  • After COVID-19 restrictions: 0.21