State: 209 Assaults On Teachers Last Year

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There were more than 200 student assaults on county public schools teachers last academic year, according to a state report. But school officials said many of the incidents weren't serious assaults and involved elementary schoolers.

However, Tim Mennuti, president of the Teachers Association of Anne Arundel County, wrote in a newsletter to union members that the school system has a "climate of secrecy" around student-on-teacher assaults.

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State: 209 Assaults On Teachers Last Year

During the 2006-07 school year, 209 suspensions were given for assaults on teachers, according to a state Department of Education report. That's an increase over the 123 that occurred in the 2005- 06 school year. The report for...

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