10%
The percentage of K–12 public school teachers who reported that they had been threatened with injury by a student during the past year, according to a U.S. Department of Education survey conducted in 2015–16. Six percent of teachers reported they'd been physically attacked.1
12%
The percentage of teacher victims of verbal or physical violence who saw a counselor or mental health professional after the violent incident.2
1 in 5
The share of teachers who were the victims of physical attacks, threats of physical violence or verbal aggression/intimidation who did not report that violence to school administrators, according to a 2017 survey of 3,403 K–12 teachers.2
14%
The percentage of victims who also didn't tell their colleagues about the violence. Twenty-four percent didn't tell their families.2
