Figure 5.1. |
Percentage of public and private school teachers who reported that they were threatened with injury or that they were physically attacked by a student from school during the previous 12 months: Various school years, 1993-94, 1999-2000, and 2003-04 |
NOTE: Teachers who taught only prekindergarten students are excluded.
Population sizes for teachers are 2,930,000 in 1993–94; 3,452,000 in
1999–2000; and 3,704,000 in 2003–04.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education
Statistics, Schools and Staffing Survey (SASS), "Public School Teacher Data
File," and "Private School Teacher Data File," 1993–94, 1999–2000, and
2003–04; "Charter School Teacher Data File," 1999–2000; and "Bureau of
Indian Affairs Teacher Data File," 1999–2000 and 2003–04.