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Monday, November 6, 2006
Threats Against Staff Up 35 Percent Since ‘02
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Yowza, people. I was reading Kristina Torres’ story about redistricting, expanded choice and other changes coming to DeKalb schools when this sentence stopped me cold:
Percent increase since 2002 of verbal threats against staff, including teachers: 35 percent
Up that sharply in just three years? What’s up with that? Could this be a reporting issue, with more teachers reporting incidents? Or maybe the definition of a verbal threat was broadened or clarified? Obviously, this isn’t an issue specific to DeKalb. Teachers, how do you handle verbal threats? Do you take into account the student’s prior behavior and let some things slide, or do you report everything?
