{"id":1028,"date":"2026-07-16T07:37:34","date_gmt":"2026-07-16T07:37:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/urbaneconomynews.com\/?p=1028"},"modified":"2026-07-16T07:37:34","modified_gmt":"2026-07-16T07:37:34","slug":"class-warfare","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/urbaneconomynews.com\/?p=1028","title":{"rendered":"Class Warfare"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Student violence in many of our nation\u2019s schools is out of control. An Education Week teacher survey, whose results were released in March, found that 35 percent of respondents said classroom behavior was \u201ca lot worse\u201d than last year. It\u2019s not just children fighting with each other; teachers are often on the receiving end of assaults.<\/p>\n

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Examples of student violence against teachers are common. In southern California, as reported by the Long Beach Post in June, a Carver Elementary School teacher left school with \u201cmajor purple marks\u201d after students hit, pinched, bit, and scratched her.<\/p>\n

In an explosive moment, one child headbutted her so hard that part of her vision went dark. She went to the emergency room and learned she had an eye injury that permanently altered her eyesight, causing floating dots and flashing lights.<\/p>\n

Near Boston, a Roxbury teacher asked an eighth grader to pay attention\u2014and was punched, leaving multiple bruises. A nurse at a Dorchester school sustained a concussion and a pinched nerve after being attacked by a student.<\/p>\n

Nationwide, surveys indicate that 6 percent to 10 percent of U.S. K-12 teachers are physically attacked by students each year, and an additional 10 percent to 45 percent experience verbal threats or harassment.<\/p>\n

While the problem is currently garnering significant media attention, it is not new. A 2014 survey by the American Psychological Association Classroom Violence Directed Against Teachers Task Force found that a stunning 44 percent of educators declared that students physically attacked them. More than half of the surveyed educators reported that pupils destroyed personal property (computers, cars, phones, etc.).<\/p>\n

What is the reason for the rampant violence?<\/p>\n

Many teachers say parental support is key and that parents need to do a better job of reining in their kids.<\/p>\n

While soft or neglectful parenting is certainly part of the problem, schools must also accept responsibility. In that vein, about 50 percent of educators said that tougher consequences for students, such as expulsions, are needed. Unfortunately, many schools don\u2019t pursue that approach.<\/p>\n

Administrators\u2019 response has weakened, many teachers explain, because they have to go through eight or nine steps before they can even consider sending the kid to the office.<\/p>\n

Also, many schools still use the discredited\u2014and teacher union-supported\u2014restorative justice procedure. This racially motivated, 50-year-old regimen emphasizes \u201cmaking the victim and offender whole\u201d and involves \u201can open discussion of feelings.\u201d It arose in the 1970s because black students were far more likely to be suspended than those of other ethnicities. The implication, of course, is that white teachers and administrators tend to be racist. But the racial bean counters never explain why the persists even in schools where black principals and staff predominate.<\/p>\n

In addition, the Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS) approach, also supported by the two national teachers\u2019 unions, remains widely used. This system, a touchy-feely, new-age idea from the 1990s, aims to create a \u201cframework for creating safe, positive, equitable schools, where every student can feel valued, connected to the school community, and supported by caring adults.\u201d<\/p>\n

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The practitioners claim that by applying \u201cevidence-based practices within a PBIS framework, schools promote students\u2019 academic, social, emotional, and behavioral success, collaborate with families to develop locally meaningful and culturally relevant outcomes, and use data to make informed decisions that enhance overall effectiveness.\u201d<\/p>\n

But PBIS has not helped. Neetu Arnold, a policy analyst at the Manhattan Institute, recently wrote, \u201cWhen I began asking teachers about PBIS, I heard no shortage of complaints. Educators described how it drove disruptive classrooms, undermined their authority, and made effective teaching nearly impossible. Yet when I spoke with PBIS trainers and reviewed official materials, the disconnect was striking: trainers insisted that the teacher accounts didn\u2019t reflect the structured framework they endorsed.\u201d<\/p>\n

Student suspensions, a longtime disciplinary measure, are looked down upon these days. In fact, California prohibits suspensions for low-level misbehavior, such as willful disobedience. Similarly, Massachusetts sets prerequisites for suspensions, directing administrators not to suspend pupils as a consequence until alternative remedies have been tried and documented. In practice, this makes suspension a last resort rather than a baseline tool for classroom management.<\/p>\n

Suspensions don\u2019t always work, however. When I taught middle school in the 1990s and 2000s, I found that suspending an out-of-control student made it easier to teach willing learners, but it didn\u2019t always improve the miscreant\u2019s behavior. Upon their return to class after a suspension, I always asked the disruptors how they spent their time out of school. All too often, the reply was a shrug, followed by \u201cWatched TV.\u201d In those cases, it was hardly an effective punishment.<\/p>\n

My school, however, was fortunate to have Mr. Thomas as the school\u2019s guidance counselor and discipline dean. He was a former Marine drill sergeant, and his approach was old-school. When misbehaving students were sent to him, he would make them stand facing the front of the room for an hour or two\u00a0without speaking. He also kept the room a few degrees warmer than necessary. This discouraged pupils from engaging in antisocial behavior when they were threatened with a visit to Mr. Thomas. But few schools have ex-military personnel in the counseling office.<\/p>\n

As a result of the upsurge in student violence, many teachers are considering leaving the profession. About 20 percent of educators across the U.S. said they plan to leave their jobs before school starts in the fall, according to June data from the Rand Corp.\u2019s 2026 State of the American Teacher and the American Life Panel surveys. Misbehaving students are cited as the top stressor.<\/p>\n

In Wisconsin, teacher resignations are at an all-time high, with students\u2019 disorderly behavior cited as a top reason.<\/p>\n

The problem is particularly acute in California, where a recent survey found that 40 percent<\/em> of teachers plan to retire or quit in\u00a0the next 10 years, with many citing declining behavioral standards as the primary reason.<\/p>\n

In sum, schools must do a better job of disciplining disruptive and violent students. Both offenders and well-behaved students aren\u2019t being properly educated. Additionally, many teachers are fed up and are leaving the profession.<\/p>\n

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