The survey gave a snapshot into the various challenges educators face with school climate and student behavior. (Photo by Nikada/iStock Getty Images)
A survey among more than a thousand educators found that one in three are worried about receiving a physical injury from a student, while 20 percent have been injured from a student.
The report was shown to the 24-member Student Behavior and School Climate Task Force Monday night, which is made of government and educational officials as well as school behavioral specialists and resource officers.
It was conducted by the Delaware State Education Association (DSEA) and presented by Taylor Hawk, the group’s director of legislative and political strategy.
The survey was done in July and included teachers, support staff, specialists and others.
“What we found is nothing that will surprise anyone at this table,” Hawk said. “We are in the middle of a crisis when it comes to educator retention and working conditions.”
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