Violence against teachers by students in U.S. schools in 2008

Published by Statista Research Department, Nov 30, 2010
This statistic shows the percentage of teachers who were physically attacked by one of their students in the previous 12 months of the 2007-2008 school year. According to the source, 2 percent of teachers in high schools in rural areas reported physical attacks by students.

Percentage of teachers who were physically attacked by a student during the previous 12 months, in the school year 2007-08 by urbanicity and instructional level

CharacteristicElementarySecondary
City 7% 3%
Suburban 5% 2%
Town 6% 2%
Rural 4% 2%
Showing entries 1 to 4 (4 entries in total)
Created with Highcharts 7.2.2Percentage of teachers7%7%5%5%6%6%4%4%3%3%2%2%2%2%2%2%ElementarySecondaryCitySuburbanTownRural
0%2%4%6%8%

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November 2010

Region

United States

Survey time period

July 2007 - June 2008

Supplementary notes

Teachers who exclusively taught kindergarten students are excluded. Instructional level divides teachers into elementary or high schools based on a combination of the grades taught, main teaching assignments, and the structure of the teachers class(es).

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