Short Definition: % of students who saw another student physically harm or threaten a teacher in the past 12 months
Long Definition:
The percent of students within a given school who said they saw another student physically harm a teacher or threaten a teacher with physical harm in the past 12 months.
This question was answered as part of the SurveyWorks questionnaire and was included in the surveys for middle and high school students. SurveyWorks is the Rhode Island Department of Education's new opinions-and-perceptions survey and is administered annually to all students in grades 4-12. SurveyWorks is age appropriate for each level elementary, middle and high school but it covers roughly the same areas of questioning for all three levels.
Agency Source: RIDE
Time Period(s):
School Year | 2009-10, 2010-11, 2011-12, 2012-13, 2013-14 |
Geographies: School
Data Type: Numeric
Purpose:
This indicator allows for comparison of safety and learning environment between schools, and also allows for comparison with other education indicators.
Limitations:
This question varies between years enough to affect its meaning: In 2012-13 and 2013-14, students were asked if they had 'seen another student physically harm a teacher or threaten a teacher with physical harm' in the past 12 months; in 2010-11 and 2011-12, students were asked if they had 'seen another student hit, slap, or physically harm a teacher' in the past 12 months; in 2009-10, students were asked how strongly they agreed with the statement 'Some students in my school hit teachers.'
This information is self reported.
Universe: All students enrolled in grades 9-12 in a RI public school who participated in the SurveyWorks survey.
Tags: Violence, SurveyWorks!
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