According to a survey conducted in 2022, 39 percent of K-12 teachers at urban schools in the United States felt afraid that their students would be a victim of attack or harm at school while 17 percent feared the same for themselves. At schools with majority students of color, 36 percent of K-12 teachers reported feeling afraid for their students and 19 percent felt afraid for themselves.
Share of K-12 teachers who reported feeling afraid that they or their students would be a victim of attack or harm at school in the United States in 2022, by school locale and student racial composition
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RAND Corporation. (May 31, 2023). Share of K-12 teachers who reported feeling afraid that they or their students would be a victim of attack or harm at school in the United States in 2022, by school locale and student racial composition [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 03, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/820496/american-teachers-on-being-worried-about-school-shootings/
RAND Corporation. "Share of K-12 teachers who reported feeling afraid that they or their students would be a victim of attack or harm at school in the United States in 2022, by school locale and student racial composition." Chart. May 31, 2023. Statista. Accessed December 03, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/820496/american-teachers-on-being-worried-about-school-shootings/
RAND Corporation. (2023). Share of K-12 teachers who reported feeling afraid that they or their students would be a victim of attack or harm at school in the United States in 2022, by school locale and student racial composition. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 03, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/820496/american-teachers-on-being-worried-about-school-shootings/
RAND Corporation. "Share of K-12 Teachers Who Reported Feeling Afraid That They or Their Students Would Be a Victim of Attack or Harm at School in The United States in 2022, by School Locale and Student Racial Composition." Statista, Statista Inc., 31 May 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/820496/american-teachers-on-being-worried-about-school-shootings/
RAND Corporation, Share of K-12 teachers who reported feeling afraid that they or their students would be a victim of attack or harm at school in the United States in 2022, by school locale and student racial composition Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/820496/american-teachers-on-being-worried-about-school-shootings/ (last visited December 03, 2024)
Share of K-12 teachers who reported feeling afraid that they or their students would be a victim of attack or harm at school in the United States in 2022, by school locale and student racial composition [Graph], RAND Corporation, May 31, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/820496/american-teachers-on-being-worried-about-school-shootings/
