Find the number of fights in your school

Jennifer Presley, a school resource officer, conducts a routine check at Twin Rivers Middle School in Buford on May 10, 2017. HYOSUB SHIN / HSHIN@AJC.COM

Credit: Hyosub Shin

Credit: Hyosub Shin

Jennifer Presley, a school resource officer, conducts a routine check at Twin Rivers Middle School in Buford on May 10, 2017. HYOSUB SHIN / HSHIN@AJC.COM

Students in schools have gotten in fights as long as there have been schools, but today’s level of has some teachers leaving the profession.

According to an 18-month-old report from the state Department of Education, 44 percent of teachers leave the profession within five years of beginning. The survey let teachers rank eight reasons, based on school policies, that influenced them to leave, but it did not include disciplinary issues.

However The Atlanta Journal-Constitution story on the issue of violence in one school was the main reason one of the teachers we talked to left to go to another system.

You can find important information below about levels of fighting and injuries in your school.