NEVER FORGET THAT ONE OF THE PRIMARY REASONS TO SEND YOUR KIDS TO SCHOOL AND NOT TO HOMESCHOOL IS BECAUSE OF ALL THE GREAT SOCIALIZATION THEY GET: Classroom violence against teachers and students is rising, two studies warn

 

One study, from the National Center for Education Statistics, shows a 35% increase in serious violence incidents in K-12 public schools from the 2015-16 school year to 2019-20. Serious violence incidents include rape, attempted rape, sexual assault other than rape, threatened rape, physical attacks, fights with a weapon, threat of physical attack with a weapon, and robbery with or without a weapon.