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Infographic: Rates of violence against educators and school personnel

Chart displaying rates of violence against educators and school personnel

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

Percentage of teachers and school personnel who experienced at least one incident of violence or aggression during the school year

Teachers

  • Verbal/threatening violence: 87%
  • Physical violence: 57%

Other school personnel

  • Verbal/threatening violence: 79%
  • Physical violence: 49%